These games can run directly from a PCs Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) at boot. Many people still refer to the ...

Microsoft is in the middle of a Secure Boot certificate transition that many users will not notice until it becomes a problem ...

These days, bootstrapping a computer is a pretty straight forward process, at least as far as the user is concerned. But in ...

Just before we start, you should know that this post is not about switching firmware modes. If you are planning to move from legacy BIOS to UEFI, you will have to use MBR2GPT Tool. So if you are in a ...

Microsoft has started rolling out new Secure Boot certificates that will automatically install on eligible Windows 11 24H2 ...

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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 ...

ESET Research has published a paper detailing the discovery of a malware campaign that used repurposed commercial software to create a backdoor in computers’ firmware—a “rootkit,” active since at ...

The BIOS (basic input/output system) firmware is being replaced by the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) standard interface for PCs – designed to improve software interoperability and ...

We’re at T-minus eight months before Microsoft officially gives Windows 10 the boot. PC gamers in particular seem unready to let go of the operating system, which might start causing headaches if they ...

FinSpy, also known as FinFisher/Wingbird, is surveillanceware that has been detected in the wild since 2011. The software's Windows desktop-based implants were detected in 2011, and mobile implants ...

Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is about to become history and be replaced by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- and that brings both advantages and problems. When you ...