More boot camps are focusing on the core fundamentals of computing and computer science, says Erik Gross, co-founder of The Tech Academy, a coding boot camp provider that emphasizes career readiness.

U-Boot, short for the Universal Boot Loader, is a first-stage and second-stage bootloader. It is responsible for the initial hardware configuration and loading the operating system (OS) kernel.

GRUB2, U-boot, and Barebox released security updates for the vulnerabilities in February 2025, so updating to the latest versions should mitigate the flaws. 8 Common Threats in 2025.

Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team has leveraged its AI-driven Security Copilot tool to identify 20 critical vulnerabilities in widely used open-source bootloaders — GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox.

TORONTO — June 9, 2016 — The Toronto Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers(R) (SMPTE(R)), a leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, ...