2 posts tagged with “security”

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BalenaOS secure boot and disk encryption for Generic x86_64 devices now available

BalenaOS, the lightweight, robust, secure and reliable Linux-based embedded operating system designed to run containers now supports secure boot and disk encryption for the Generic x86_64 (GPT) device type. Secure boot is a feature that ensures the integrity and authenticity of the operating system during the boot process. It is designed to protect against unauthorized and malicious software from…

June 02, 2023 / 7 min

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Beware of false, harmful software claiming to be balenaEtcher

It has come to our attention that there is a false and harmful version of our software, balenaEtcher, being promoted online. This post is an examination of the discovery, and a reminder to only download balenaEtcher from our official sources: the balena.io website, or GitHub repository. What happened? We recently discovered that there is a quite convincing copy of the balenaEtcher website at…

March 10, 2022 / 3 min