Can't boot notebook from SSD

Xen list at xenhideout.nl
Wed May 3 13:23:35 UTC 2017


Xen schreef op 03-05-2017 15:17:
> Ken D'Ambrosio schreef op 03-05-2017 14:59:
> 
>> Pretty sure the author goofed on that particular
>> choice of word.
> 
> I just think UEFI opens the door wide open for malware.
> 
> Many recent day NSA/CIA hacks rely on writing to UEFI.
> 
> That's not the UEFI boot partition I believe.
> 
> If you actually have ordinary write access to 'BIOS' variables 
> including code,
> 
> good luck getting rid of it again.

Cause you see, you now have "secure boot" for the files sitting on your 
harddrive,

but the firmware that actually loads it is getting compromised.

Good luck having a secure boot that way.

Real     smart.




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