Armoring the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) - Vince Zimmer - BTS #6

This session will provide an overview of the history of host firmware, or BIOS, focusing on the arc of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. It will include the development of defenses like UEFI Secure Boot and the challenges in scaling assurance across a broad ecosystem. It will close on works-in-progress and opportunities to build upon the school-of-hard-knocks learnings in this space.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bts6

arc assurance bios boot build challenges development ecosystem firmware hard history host interface opportunities progress scaling school secure boot session space uefi