Title: Configure settings using Basic Input-Output System/Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (BIOS/UEFI) tools on a personal computer (PC).
Course: Cybersecurity Systems Technology (10109-III) > Section: Exploring Hardware Components That Are Relevant to Cybersecurity

Configuration should include

- firmware upgrades/flash BIOS
- BIOS component information
  - random access memory (RAM)
  - hard drive
  - optical drive
  - central processing unit (CPU)

- BIOS configurations
  - boot sequence
  - enabling and disabling devices
  - date/time
  - clock speeds
  - virtualization support
  - BIOS security (e.g., passwords, drive encryption: Trusted Platform Module [TPM], LoJack, secure boot)

- built-in diagnostics
- monitoring
  - temperature monitoring
  - fan speeds
  - intrusion detection/notification
  - voltage
  - clock
  - bus speed.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the advantages to UEFI over BIOS?
- What are the advantages of global unique identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT)?
- How can the boot order be changed temporarily?
- How does an escalation of privileges make an operating system (OS) more vulnerable?