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AMD ‘Zenbleed’ CPU Flaw Exposes Passwords and Encryption Keys to Hackers

Tavis Ormandy, a Google Security researcher has discovered a new vulnerability affecting AMD’s Zen 2 processors. Dubbed Zenbleed, the security flaw could let attackers steal passwords, cryptographic keys, and other sensitive information from software running on vulnerable machines. In a recent blog post, Ormandy detailed that the Zenbleed vulnerability (CVE-2023-20593) was first reported to AMD...

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Lenovo Announces New Microsoft Pluton-Powered ThinkPads with AMD Ryzen 6000 CPUs

Microsoft unveiled its Pluton security processor back in November 2020, which is designed to make CPUs more secure by protecting PCs from the most sophisticated types of attacks. At CES 2022, Lenovo announced its Ryzen 6000-powered ThinkPad Z-series laptops, including the Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 and Z16.   The new Lenovo ThinkPads are the first Windows…

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Windows 10 October 2018 Update Still Experiencing Issues

Apple iCloud, mapped drives, Trend Micro, F5 VPN clients, and AMD graphics still causing problems for Windows 10 version 1809 users.

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Intel’s Spectre Variant 4 Microcode Update Off by Default

In this Ask the Admin, I look at Spectre Variant 4 and whether it will affect performance as its distributed over the coming weeks.

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Windows 7 not supported on New PCs — Intel and AMD Toe the Line

With new PC chips rapidly approaching, here’s a timely reminder about Windows 7 support: There isn’t any—at least not on Intel or AMD’s new silicon. Only Windows 10 is supported. Your downgrade rights were wrenched away, back in January…

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