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Firmware Zero-Day Allows Hackers to Disable Security Features

05

Jul

2016

A researcher has discovered a zero-day firmware vulnerability that can be exploited by malicious hackers to disable security features on Lenovo, HP and likely other PCs. Researcher Dmytro Oleksiuk revealed last week that he had identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) present on all Lenovo ThinkPad series laptops. UEFI […]

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Windows and UEFI anti-theft mechanism makes systems less secure

14

Aug

2015

With the litany of free trial programs, adware, and other unwanted “features” that come with the factory images of Windows computers, it has become standard procedure for many users to wipe the system drive of a new PC and install Windows from the Microsoft-published media. However, these attempts by the user to have a clean […]

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Stronger Windows 8 Still Vulnerable Through Apps, Users

26

Jul

2012

This is the third in a series of posts about Microsoft Windows 8, the Metro interface, and our view of its security status. To review the first two articles, click here and here.UEFI and Secure BootWith Windows 8, Microsoft introduces Secure Boot, which allows the boot sequence to be secure and trusted. For cryptographic verification […]

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