secure boot
Patch Tuesday not Done ’til LINUX Won’t Run?
Richi Jennings | | CVE-2022-2601, Dual boot, GRUB2 Bootloader Secure Boot Bypass, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2024, Microsoft Windows, Patch Tuesday, SB Blogwatch, SBAT, secure boot, Secure Boot Advanced Targeting, Windows
Redmond reboot redux: “Something has gone seriously wrong.” You can say that again, Microsoft ...
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PKfail: 800+ Major PC Models have Insecure ‘Secure Boot’
Richi Jennings | | Binarly, BIOS, BIOS update, Certificate and Key Management, hardware supply chain, key management, Key Management Problem, PKfail, Private Key Management, SB Blogwatch, secure boot, UEFI, UEFI Failing, UEFI firmware, UEFI vulnerabilities, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Big BIOS bother: Hundreds of PC models from vendors such as HP, Lenovo, Dell, Intel, Acer and Gigabyte shipped with useless boot protection—using private keys that aren’t private ...
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Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8 Bootkit Bug in shim.efi
Richi Jennings | | BIOS, CVE-2023-40547, Enterprise Linux and Open Source, Linux, open source, Open Source and Software Supply Chain Risks, open source code, Open Source Community, open source components, open source development, Open Source Ecosystem, SB Blogwatch, secure boot, shim, UEFI, UEFI Failing, UEFI vulnerabilities
Snow joke: A Microsoft researcher found it—and it’s somehow Microsoft’s fault ...
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Making Secure Boot Even More Secure
Secure Boot lays the foundation for the security of the entire computer system. However, in practice, there are potential security risks in secure boot. I. Overview In the previous post “Secure Boot ...
Secure Boot 101: Getting Started with Secure Boot
Secure Boot aims to add an additional layer of protection to the boot process, laying the foundation for overall computer security. Secure Boot technology, much like a vigilant guardian, ensures that only ...
Microsoft FAIL: ‘BlackLotus’ Bootkit Breaks Secure Boot
The BlackLotus malware targets UEFI Secure Boot. For a mere $5000, you too can own it ...
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Sowbug Cyberespionage Group Hits South America, South Asia
Lucian Constantin | | cyberespionage, data exfiltration, data theft, Felismus, firmware, hardware requirement, malware program, processor, secure boot, secure computer, South America, Sowbug, UEFI, Virtualization, Windows 10
Security researchers have identified a cyberespionage group that has been stealing data from policy and diplomatic organizations in South America and South Asia since at least 2015. “While cyberespionage attacks are often ...