Webinars – UEFI BrightTALK Channel
The UEFI Virtual Plugfest educational webinars serve as an opportunity to learn more about UEFI from UEFI Forum members. The webinars are free and open to the public to attend.
Recordings of the webinars will be made available after the presentations have been concluded. If you register now but are unable to attend the live presentation, you can view the presentation recording on the UEFI Forum YouTube channel after the webinar has concluded.
Upcoming Webinars:
Past Webinars:
State of UEFI In Rust with Q&A
Presented by Michael Kubacki, Oliver Smith-Denny, and Joey Vagedes; moderated by Karan Dhillon (Microsoft)
Memory safety vulnerabilities account for up to 70% of critical security bugs in modern software and firmware is no exception. As government agencies and industry leaders push for adoption of memory-safe languages, Rust is rapidly emerging as a practical path toward more secure firmware development.
In this webinar, a panel of Microsoft engineers will share lessons learned from four years of real-world Rust adoption in UEFI firmware development. The session will cover the strategy and rationale behind the open-source Patina project, practical implementation challenges, integration with existing firmware ecosystems, and the measurable security and engineering benefits seen along the way. Designed for firmware engineers, security architects, and technical leaders, this session includes live Q&A and practical guidance for organizations exploring secure firmware modernization.
YouTube Video Recording: https://youtu.be/KpWeqlWUj2s
Webinar Slides: https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI%20Forum%20-%20State%20of%20UEFI%20in%20Rust.pdf
Post Quantum Computing: What You Need to Know About the UEFI Forum Updates
Presented by Jiewen Yao (Intel) and Sean Brogan (Microsoft)
Since Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA) are standardized by NIST, many standard organizations have started incorporating PQC into their specifications. NSA and NIST published the PQC transition timeline (CNSA 2.0 and NIST IR 8547). US and Europe shared the requirement for PQC adoption. It is important to include PQC consideration in UEFI specification.
In this talk, we will share the UEFI PQC enabling plan as we have discussed in USST, as well as the Code First process in EDKII, and welcome any feedback from industry.
YouTube Video Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry0dFVdmrOA.
Webinar Slides: https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI%20PQC%20Webinar%2020260423_Final.pdf.