Windows 8 Bootkit Might Prove 'Secure Boot' Ineffective

According to The Hacker News, Peter Kleissner, an independent programmer and security analyst, will show his findings which might prove that the highly advertised Secure Boot feature in Microsoft's latest operating system is not that reliable.

Kleissner is renowned worldwide after back in 2009, at the USA Black Hat conference, he presented the Stoned Bootkit, an MBR rootkit that was capable bypassing any encryption software that does not rely on hardware-based technologies.

Now he plans on showing that while a Bootkit is made from an infector, a bootkit, drivers and plug-ins, which represent the payload, if a cybercriminal organization splits up into four teams, each of the groups can handle only one part of an attack. The MalCon conference will also be an opportunity for him to present his latest paper called The Art of Bootkit Development. All this comes after in September Microsoft proudly announced the Secure Boot feature that should protect Windows 8 against these kinds of threats.