All of us have seen – or at least, are familiar with – the antics of Tom and Jerry or Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. In each one the coyote or the cat set up these elaborate plans to sabotage their foe, but time and time again, the nimble mouse and the speedy bird are able to outsmart their attackers.   In our third episode discussing Ensuring Firmware Security, hosts Nic Fillingham and Natalia Godyla speak with Shweta Jha and Gowtham Reddy about developing the tools that allow for them to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals in the cat & mouse game that is cyber security.      In this Episode You Will Learn:  • The new capabilities within Microsoft Defender to scan the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) • How the LoJax attack compromised UEFI firmware • How UEFI scanning emerged as a capability   Some Questions that We Ask:  • Has UEFI scanning always been possible?  • What types of signals is UEFI scanning searching for?  • What are the ways bad actors may adjust to avoid UEFI scanning?  Resources:   Shweta Jha’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhashweta/  Gowtham Reddy’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gowtham-animi/  Defender Blog Post:  https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/06/17/uefi-scanner-brings-microsoft-defender-atp-protection-to-a-new-level/  Nic Fillingham’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicfill/  Natalia Godyla’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliagodyla/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.