ZDNet

The trouble with UEFI Boot, and a helping hand from a BIOS firmware update

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PC World

Dell’s stepping in to protect the boot layer of PCs, tablets

Dell’s business laptops and tablets will get an extra layer of protection from hackers with a new security tool being loaded into the company’s portable computers. The new Dell security tool focuses ...
GIGAZINE

Hundreds of Acer, Dell, GIGABYTE, Intel, and Supermicro devices have had their UEFI Secure Boot platform keys leaked, putting them at risk of system compromise

A research team from security company Binarly reported a vulnerability called 'PKfail' that allows arbitrary code execution at boot time on more than 200 devices sold by Acer, Dell, GIGABYTE, Intel, ...
GIGAZINE

Arbitrary BIOS / UEFI level code execution is possible to find critical vulnerabilities affecting over 30 million Dell devices on 129 models

Assist solution, BIOSConnect, which monitors device health and detects problems. Arbitrary code execution is possible at the BIOS / UEFI level when this vulnerability is exploited, and the Common ...
ExtremeTech

Demystifying UEFI, the long-overdue BIOS replacement

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Computerworld

Goodbye BIOS, hello UEFI

Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is about to become history and be replaced by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- and that brings both advantages and problems. When you ...