Acronis Confirms Windows 8 Bug, Promises Patch

Acronis Confirms Windows 8 Bug, Promises Patch

Windows 8’s Secure Booth blocks Acronis True Image 2013 from loading

Windows 8’s Secure Boot Makes Acronis True Image Useless

Windows 8’s Secure Boot Makes Acronis True Image Useless

Booting from a recovery image is not allowed with Secure Boot turned on

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • December 1st, 2012
All Linux Distributions Get the Secure Boot Bootloader

All Linux Distributions Get the Secure Boot Bootloader

All Linux OS developers can now implement Secure Boot in their distros!

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • September 21st, 2012
Canonical Unveils Plans for Ubuntu 12.10 Secure Boot

Canonical Unveils Plans for Ubuntu 12.10 Secure Boot

Signed GRUB2 bootloader will be implemented to provide support for Secure Boot

Founder of GNU Says UEFI Should Be Illegal

Founder of GNU Says UEFI Should Be Illegal

Dr. Richard Stallman warns everyone about the dangers of secure boot

Free Software Foundation Criticizes Ubuntu for Secure Boot Policy

Free Software Foundation Criticizes Ubuntu for Secure Boot Policy

It seems that Canonical doesn't understand the GPLv3 license

Windows Phone 8 with Windows 8-Like Security

Windows Phone 8 with Windows 8-Like Security

Microsoft included secure boot, sandboxes for apps and services to run in

Windows 8’s Secure Boot, a Powerful Feature Against Malware

Windows 8’s Secure Boot, a Powerful Feature Against Malware

Windows will detect malware even before booting up, keeping users safe

Torvalds: UEFI Keys Are a Solution, but Clever Hackers Will Bypass the System

Torvalds: UEFI Keys Are a Solution, but Clever Hackers Will Bypass the System

Microsoft will provide keys for Windows and Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise and Fedora

  • Windows
  • By Ionut Arghire
  • January 16th, 2012
Windows 8 Secure Boot Can’t Be Disabled on ARM Devices

Windows 8 Secure Boot Can’t Be Disabled on ARM Devices

Users of non-ARM Windows 8 machines will have the option to disable it

Canonical and Red Hat Join Forces to Stop Secure Boot

Canonical and Red Hat Join Forces to Stop Secure Boot

The White Paper on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

  • Windows
  • By Marius Oiaga
  • September 23rd, 2011
Windows 8 PCs with UEFI Secure Boot Won’t Lock Out Other Platforms

Windows 8 PCs with UEFI Secure Boot Won’t Lock Out Other Platforms

Microsoft sets the record straight: users will be in control of their Windows 8 PCs

  • Windows
  • By Marius Oiaga
  • September 22nd, 2011
Windows 8 PCs with UEFI Secure Boot Could Lock Linux Out

Windows 8 PCs with UEFI Secure Boot Could Lock Linux Out

Claims Matthew Garrett, mobile Linux developer at Red Hat

  • Windows
  • By Marius Oiaga
  • September 13th, 2011
Windows 8 Secure Boot

Windows 8 Secure Boot

Secured boot stops malicious code such as rootkits

 
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