Ever since it was first brought to light that Windows 8’s secure boot mechanism could cause problems for Linux users, speculation has been running rampant as to the exact nature of the difficulties ...

The Linux Foundation, along with Red Hat and Canonical, has staked out positions on how the so-called "secure boot" procedure should be implemented in computer firmware. Their positions were described ...

PC users who run Windows and Linux on the same machine will want to do some research before purchasing a Windows 8 computer. That's because systems with a "Designed for Windows 8" logo must ship with ...

Secure boot: Linux Foundation, vendors offer solutionsWhen the initial bootstrap of an operating system occurs, the fact that the platform is in setup mode would be detected. The operating system ...

Canonical and Red Hat have issued a joint statement regarding Microsoft’s plan to make UEFI Secure Boot a requirement of Windows 8. Simultaneously, The Linux Foundation has issued a similar statement.

The Linux Foundation's UEFI approach won't secure computers but will allow homegrown Linux distributions to work with new hardware Attempting to arrive at a solution to a complicated issue, ...

James Bottomley, Parallels' CTO of server virtualization, well-known Linux kernel maintainer, and the man behind the Linux Foundation's efforts to create an easy way to install and boot Linux on ...

My recent series of posts concerning UEFI and Secure Boot technology has drawn several comments and questions about the possibility of installing only Linux on such a system. I have just had to ...

The news sounds ominous for open-source aficionados: Windows 10 PCs are going to be locked down even tighter than ever before. Manufacturers will be able enable UEFI Secure Boot without giving you a ...

Future PC games are starting to demand hardware security features like TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. While some gamers worry about ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A high-rated security vulnerability in the Secure Boot ...