Secure Boot plays an important role in keeping your Windows system safe from rootkit attacks. While traditionally, this feature has blocked many Linux distros from booting—but that isn’t true for all ...

Many high-end games, professional software, and cloud security applications now require Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 features, which are only supported when the system disk uses the GPT partition format.

However, there may still be some machines without the latest certificates, and come June, Secure Boot can no longer be ...

Microsoft has made some bold claims regarding security and data management on Windows, and so I decided to study them a bit, and I must say that I am impressed. First, let us see what is understood by ...

You will agree that an operating system’s primary function is to provide a safe execution environment where different applications can run safely. This necessitates the requirement of a basic ...

The FPGA-based Secure Boot Reference Design for embedded microprocessors uses the advanced security features of a SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA to securely boot any application processor. The design ensures ...

A boot sequence describes the initial set of operations performed by a device at the start of the boot process. During this stage, available resources reside in some form of local, nonvolatile storage ...

With the increasing prevalence of open-source implementations and the expansion of personal computing device usage to include mobile and non-PC devices as well as traditional desktops and laptops, ...

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 ...