Secure Boot Office Hours in July for virtualized and OEM environments

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft is holding office hours to help IT admins understand and prepare for upcoming Secure Boot certificate updates, crucial for maintaining trusted boot integrity in virtualized and OEM environments.

The Impact

IT admins are affected, with a risk of system disruption if Secure Boot certificate updates are not properly managed.

  • IT Admins: Risk of system disruption if certificate updates are not understood.
  • Security Teams: Potential for compromised boot integrity if updates are mishandled.

The Action

  1. Review the Microsoft Message Center announcement MC1418035 for session links.
  2. Attend the July 8 Secure Boot Office Hours for virtualized environments.
  3. Attend the July 15 OEM Secure Boot Office Hours if applicable to your environment.
  4. Post questions in advance if unable to attend live.
  5. Plan for Secure Boot certificate updates based on guidance received.

Domain: Other · Impact: medium · Workload: Other · Essential Eight: Patch Operating Systems · ISM: ISM-1407, ISM-1501, ISM-1621, ISM-1622, ISM-1623, ISM-1654, ISM-1655, ISM-1694, ISM-1695, ISM-1696, ISM-1701, ISM-1702, ISM-1877, ISM-1889, ISM-1902