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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for device protection using basic input/output system (BIOS)-based detection and mitigation of modifications to a protected storage region. One method comprises obtaining, by a BIOS of a processing device, during a first execution of a boot process, an indication of a protected storage region of a storage device; storing, by the BIOS, during the first execution of the boot process, content of the protected storage region in a backup storage region of a persistent storage device associated with the BIOS; evaluating, by the BIOS, during a subsequent boot process, content of the protected storage region to detect changes in the content of the protected storage region; and initiating an automated action responsive to the detected changes in the content of the protected storage region, wherein the automated action comprises notifying a user of the detected changes in the content of the protected storage region.