The company that somehow always has to put out fires (sometimes literally), GIGABYTE, has announced security enhancements for UEFI BIOS firmware in their motherboard products.

Based on information provided by third-party research institutions, GIGABYTE has strengthened the security of UEFI BIOS. Revised measures have been implemented to conduct stricter security checks during the OS boot process. These enhancements are designed to detect and prevent the activities of malicious programs as much as possible.

The verification process for downloaded update files from remote servers has been bolstered. By introducing electronic signature verification, the integrity and legitimacy of the downloaded file content are ensured, thus preventing the insertion of malicious code. Additionally, privilege access limitations have been activated to enable standard encryption verification of remote server certificates. This restricts the download of update files, ensuring they are sourced only from servers with trusted certificates.

These security measures apply to motherboards with the "APP Center Download & Install" feature embedded within the UEFI BIOS. Currently, updates to UEFI BIOS for applicable motherboard products are being carried out, and they will be progressively released on each product's download page. Until the UEFI BIOS is updated, users can enhance security by disabling the "APP Center Download & Install" feature in the UEFI BIOS settings.