Neowin News Feed for: Secure boot

Linux group complains to EU, says Microsoft actions are "absolutely anti-competitive"

Andy Weir — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:22:39 +0000

A Linux community association has complained to the EU against Microsoft, claiming UEFI Secure Boot is an anti-competitive "obstruction mechanism" to booting other operating systems on Windows 8 PCs. Read more...

Two Windows 8 Linux boot solutions may merge efforts

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:12:59 +0000

The creators of two separate ways to boot a Linux operating system on a Windows 8 PC have indicated they may merge their efforts to create one united front for offering Linux on Windows 8 PCs. Read more...

New proof-of-concept bootkit targets UEFI and Windows 8

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:23:04 +0100

Italian researchers have developed a new bootkit capable of infecting the UEFI platform and hijacking the Windows 8 kernel. It's now easier to create such nasty things, the researchers say. Read more...

Windows 8 Secure Boot plans for Ubuntu revealed

John Callaham — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:18:32 +0100

Canonical has revealed how it will offer a way for users to launch its Ubuntu Linux OS on Windows 8-base x86 PCs with Microsoft's rules for the Secure Boot system. Read more...

Microsoft clarifies Windows 8 UEFI concerns

Denis Wong — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:23:08 +0100

Microsoft's latest update to "Building Windows 8" describes the security aspects of the OS's UEFI support, of which concerns were raised recently. Read more...