Persistent security system and method
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1. A persistent security system, comprising:
- a computing system comprising an operating system (OS), a basic input/output system (BIOS) and a hard disk drive (HDD), the OS configured to initiate a call to the BIOS to cause the BIOS to write an instance of a security routine to the HDD.
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Abstract
A persistent security system comprises a computing system comprising an operating system (OS), a basic input/output system (BIOS) and a hard disk drive (HDD), the OS configured to initiate a call to the BIOS to cause the BIOS to write an instance of a security routine to the HDD.
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18 Claims
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1. A persistent security system, comprising:
a computing system comprising an operating system (OS), a basic input/output system (BIOS) and a hard disk drive (HDD), the OS configured to initiate a call to the BIOS to cause the BIOS to write an instance of a security routine to the HDD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A persistent security method, comprising:
initiating a call from an operating system (OS) to a basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing system to cause the BIOS to write an instance of a security routine to a hard disk drive (HDD) of the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A persistent security system, comprising:
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an encrypted hard disk drive (HDD); and an operating system (OS) configured to cause an instance of a security routine stored in a basic input/output system (BIOS) to be loaded onto the HDD after HDD decryption authentication. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A persistent security system, comprising:
means for initiating a call from an operating system (OS) means to a basic input/output system (BIOS) means of a computing means to cause the BIOS means to write an instance of a security routine to a hard disk drive (HDD) means of the computing means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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