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I don't disagree with you, but also wonder if, by raising the stakes considerably, 'secure boot' has prevented rafts of malware that could be created by anyone
by askvictor 4y ago
I don't disagree with you, but also wonder if, by raising the stakes considerably, 'secure boot' has prevented rafts of malware that could be created by anyone and their dog.
- josephcsible 4y agoIsn't the kind of malware that most script kiddies would want to make totally outside of Secure Boot's threat model?
- hulitu 4y agoMost malware does not mess with boot process because it requires higher skills.
- Avamander 4y agoPlus like, there's the possibility of Secure Boot that makes your infected machine not boot if you do it wrong.
- whatupmiked 4y agoThere is no evidence secure boot has prevented any malware.
- mjg59 4y agoThere are UEFI bootkits in the wild that are prevented by secure boot.
- whatupmiked 4y agoAn attack that does not work on a technology is not evidence of a control’s effectiveness.
- mjg59 4y agoLiterally the only difference between a system with secure boot and one without is that unsigned boot components (such as the ones used by prior UEFI bootkits) won't boot. The fact that they don't work is absolutely evidence of the effectiveness of the control.