2.5 Admins 207: Insecure Boot

Secure boot is compromised on hundreds of devices, Amazon’s desperate attempt to make money from Alexa, and how to decide which open source software on GitHub to trust.

 

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Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

old and related

Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices

Alexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 years

 

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