UEFI malware: How to exploit a false sense of security
When thinking about security we generally take risk into account. It is well known that risk is a composition of likelihood and potential impact.
Education: Computer Enginnering B.Sc., graduated from Escola Politécnica da USP, Brazil
Highlights of your career? Speaker at Latincrypt 2014 in Student and PosDoc session
Position and history at ESET? Security Researcher for Brazil
What malware do you hate the most? Win32/Agent.QBU
Favorite activities? Running, coding and learning in labs (I have a home lab)
What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Be wary when something is too good to be true and always know what you are doing
When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? Pense Bem - it was a toy in the early 90's and it was a kind of computer after all. Few years later my family bought a Pentium 100
Favorite computer game/activity? I enjoy spending time learning about computing and security. I used to play Counter Strike and I seldom give a shot in wargames
When thinking about security we generally take risk into account. It is well known that risk is a composition of likelihood and potential impact.
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