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 ...

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, the Linux ...

We all know that Windows 8 PCs will come locked up tight Microsoft's UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot on. This will prevent you from easily installing Linux or any other ...

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 ...

After many months of painstaking effort, the problems caused by Microsoft’s Windows 8 “Secure Boot” technology are finally being solved for Linux users. Now, the capability is quickly spreading, and ...

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 ...

PC vendors may not have to include a Secure Boot toggle with Windows 10, making it harder for users to install alternative operating systems. In Windows 8, Microsoft embraced a protocol known as ...

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, ...

When word hit the wire last fall that Microsoft's Windows 8 certification could prevent Linux from being installed to a PC, it caused ripples throughout the open-source community. While it's clear ...

Facepalm: Microsoft recently released its latest batch of monthly security updates for Windows and other software products. However, a bug fix designed to address a Secure Boot vulnerability ...

Microsoft unveiled new information about Windows 10 at its WinHEC conference in China today, and the news is deeply concerning to anyone who values the ability to run non-Microsoft operating systems ...