Researcher at ESET outlines research on the first successful UEFI rootkit used in the wild. The discussion of Sednit was part of the 35C3 conference, and a session given by Frédéric Vachon, a malware ...

The ICWG chair of the UEFI Forum debunks and clarifies a number of myths surrounding UEFI firmware—a foundational layer in the software stack. This file type includes high-resolution graphics and ...

The short answer to the headline’s question is that a UEFI scanner is all about helping you protect your computer against people who seek to take it over by abusing its Unified Extensible Firmware ...

Modern computers utilize what is known as a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to get up and running. When you press the power button on your Mac or PC, the UEFI begins communicating with ...

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UEFI Forum today announced the release of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) 2.9 specification. The next iteration of firmware specification ...

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum (UEFI) today announced it has released the UEFI Specification, Version 2.8, which reflects many recent and useful ...

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Microsoft has been building firmware-level defenses into Windows 10 Secured-Core PCs for the enterprise, and now it's bringing similar capabilities to its enterprise antivirus software, Microsoft ...