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AMD Has a Problem – And So May You

January 23, 2025 CyberCecurity Leave a comment

Here is the short version. AMD partner Asus disclosed a microcode bug before AMD has a patch developed. They posted a beta BIOS update that has since been removed. Remember that the BIOS gets loaded before the operating system, so any OS security tools are likely useless in blocking this. The good news is that […]

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UEFI Bootkit Virtually Impossible to Remove

January 24, 2022 CyberCecurity Leave a comment

Bootkits are designed to be undetectable but typically you can reformat the hard drive and reinstall the operating system or, worst case, you can replace the hard drive to disinfect the computer. But wait, there is more. Security researchers from Kaspersky. the Russian cybersecurity company that we can never figure out who’s side they are […]

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