Independent security researcher
Mars has got into the world of information security quite recently. She mostly studies web applications and their bugs. She is also involved in developing web pages as a hobby.
The report focuses on the firmware that is built into the motherboard—namely, UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface)—and the development of modules with subsequent debugging.
Also covered in the report: the basic knowledge needed to start developing UEFI modules on a minimal budget, different types of debuggers, a look at the Heads, NERF, LinuxBoot, coreboot, Libreboot, and TianoCore projects, and a separate segment on the specific nuances related to x86 development.