The UEFI talk [1] and EFI bootkits for Apple MacBooks [2] are both really interesting. ( Both are about flashing firmware. ) And for a rather impressive demon

The UEFI talk [1] and EFI bootkits for Apple MacBooks [2] are both really interesting. ( Both are about flashing firmware. ) And for a rather impressive demonstration how fucked the western IP law is, bunnie's and Xobs talk about the MT6260 SoC. [3] (They try to implement a free as in freedom OS on a cell phone SoC which is open in a Chinese context. The hops they have to jump through are rather ridiculous.) [1] http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6129_-_en_-_saal_2_-_201412282030_-_attacks_on_uefi_security_inspired_by_darth_venamis_s_misery_and_speed_racer_-_rafal_wojtczuk_-_corey_kallenberg.html#video http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6129_-_en_-_... [2] http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6128_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201412291830_-_thunderstrike_efi_bootkits_for_apple_macbooks_-_trammell_hudson.html#video http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6128_-_en_-_... [3] http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6156_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201412282145_-_fernvale_an_open_hardware_and_software_platform_based_on_the_nominally_closed-source_mt6260_soc_-_bunnie_-_xobs.html#video http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2014/31c3_-_6156_-_en_-_...