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

But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just lost. So what ...

Microsoft just pushed the Secure Boot 2023 certificate update to all eligible Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers, just in time given that old certificates were due to expire today. It’s a good thing, ...

Microsoft and OEMs fixed key Secure Boot certificate issues for IT admins at a live office hours event, covering BIOS updates ...

ESET found 11 Microsoft-signed UEFI shims, some over a decade old, that let attackers bypass Secure Boot without a single new ...

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

I always get a bit jittery whenever I hear of a new vulnerability that can enable a bypass of the Windows Secure Boot protections. I don’t really need to explain why, do I? Suffice to say, Secure Boot ...

Old UEFI shim bootloaders could be abused to bypass Secure Boot on any UEFI-based machine, regardless of the operating system ...

ESET researchers discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, UEFI applications that allow bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on the majority of UEFI-based ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026. Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft has made Windows 11 available for all users. Windows 10 users can upgrade their computers to Windows 11 for free, provided their computers meet the hardware requirements. One of these ...