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Apple has been moving their defenses earlier and earlier in the boot process. According to this talk[0] they are even able to foil malicious option ROM[1] and o
by onedognight 7y ago
Apple has been moving their defenses earlier and earlier in the boot process. According to this talk[0] they are even able to foil malicious option ROM[1] and other early boot attacks. I don’t recall if they mention boot passwords specifically, but they claim to lead the industry in this regard.
[0] https://youtu.be/3byNNUReyvE https://youtu.be/3byNNUReyvE
[1] https://www.blackhat.com/us-19/briefings/schedule/#behind-the-scenes-of-ios-and-mac-security-17220 https://www.blackhat.com/us-19/briefings/schedule/#behind-th...
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