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Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs

Over the weekend, AMD said it planned to do just that in a firmware update scheduled for release next month. More often than not, the chipmaker refers to TSME as Memory Guard. “Regarding certain non-PRO Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors, a BIOS option to enable Memory Guard was previously available but was removed in a recent… Read More: Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs »

Coming to a laptop near you: A new type of security chip from Microsoft

reader comments 86 with 67 posters participating Share this story In November 2020, Microsoft unveiled Pluton, a security processor that the company designed to thwart some of the most sophisticated types of hack attacks. On Tuesday, AMD said it would integrate the chip into its upcoming Ryzen CPUs for use in Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z Series… Read More: Coming to a laptop near you: A new type of… »