The images are known as shims, which were invented to extend Secure Boot to Linux devices and utility software. Using a ...

In an increasingly connected world, online devices now reach into every facet of modern life. From automated cars to smartwatches to the phone in your pocket, the myriad of form factors and value of ...

The main focus last time was that the system needs to have a Root-of-Trust (RoT) which forms the foundation for a chain-of-trust as the system boots and executes its application code. In today’s post, ...

ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI ...

Millions of PCs running Windows face a ticking clock as certificates that anchor the Secure Boot trust chain are set to expire in 2026, and the first deadline arrives in June. The issue, tracked in ...

Abstract: Malware injection has become a critical threat to embedded systems. Implementing an asymmetric cryptography-based secure boot is the best protection against this class of attacks. This ...

"I have a headache from dealing with Secure Boot." ...

Eleven old Microsoft-signed UEFI shims could let admin-level attackers bypass Secure Boot and run code before the operating ...

Booting from known trusted code is a prerequisite for the secure operation of embedded systems. If the initial hardware and boot code can be trusted, then this trust can be extended to code loaded and ...

In an increasingly connected world, online devices now reach into every facet of modern life. From automated cars to smartwatches to the phone in your pocket, the myriad of form factors and value of ...

We’ve explored each element in detail except for secure storage in the previous posts. Today’s post will dive deeper into secure storage and how it applies to embedded systems. Secure storage is often ...