From Boot to Root: Identifying and Mitigating Security Issues in Bootloaders

Learn about critical security vulnerabilities in bootloaders and their potential impact on system security in this 24-minute conference talk from BSidesMunich. Explore the process of identifying security issues that can arise during the boot process, understand how attackers can exploit bootloader vulnerabilities to gain root access, and discover effective mitigation strategies to protect systems from boot-time attacks. Gain insights into securing the crucial first steps of system initialization and understand why bootloader security is fundamental to maintaining overall system integrity.