Moonrise2473@feddit.it to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoSecurity Expert defeats Lenovo Laptop BIOS password with a screwdriverwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10cross-posted to: thinkpad@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWell right now it’s more secure than a decade ago Today a locked BIOS + strong windows password could render a stolen computer almost useless if: Storage is encrypted with keys stored in the CPU tpm (default) Nand is soldered Secureboot is enforced strictly so only windows could boot (default) Before locking the bios with a password, all booting options are disabled except internal storage
Well right now it’s more secure than a decade ago
Today a locked BIOS + strong windows password could render a stolen computer almost useless if:
Storage is encrypted with keys stored in the CPU tpm (default)
Nand is soldered
Secureboot is enforced strictly so only windows could boot (default)
Before locking the bios with a password, all booting options are disabled except internal storage