Posted on The Secure Boot[/b]
At the heart of this debate is the secure boot operation. Obviously, with all the security problems going around the world, it has become more important to have the BIOS more secure to help prevent breaches that can affect not only the OS but also the entire computer. Keeping the BIOS secure is important for that reason.
However, will that really work? We have seen how clever hackers have been. They have managed to go after the Justice department, Google, Sony, and other major players in government or corporations. Hacking the BIOS and by passing the security of the UEFI key may only be a matter of time.
Still, for Linux users, they may not have an alternative since most new PC’s will have the Windows 8 OS automatically installed, and with it the UEFI security key.
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At the heart of this debate is the secure boot operation. Obviously, with all the security problems going around the world, it has become more important to have the BIOS more secure to help prevent breaches that can affect not only the OS but also the entire computer. Keeping the BIOS secure is important for that reason.
However, will that really work? We have seen how clever hackers have been. They have managed to go after the Justice department, Google, Sony, and other major players in government or corporations. Hacking the BIOS and by passing the security of the UEFI key may only be a matter of time.
Still, for Linux users, they may not have an alternative since most new PC’s will have the Windows 8 OS automatically installed, and with it the UEFI security key.
[url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com/2012/06/11/windows-8-pcs-linux-uefi/">Windows 8 PC’s, Linux, and the UEFI</a> was posted on [url=http://www.everything-microsoft.com">Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes</a>. If you are not reading this content in an email newsletter, it is being used without permission.
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