PCMag on MSN

AMD axes memory encryption protections on Ryzen CPUs without warning

You'll need the Pro versions of its chips for added protection against physical attacks.

AMD quietly disabled RAM encryption on some Ryzen CPUs and users want to know why

The change came to light in April, when Ben Kilpatrick installed a new OS on a Ryzen 7 9700X system built on AMD's Zen 5 ...
The Next Web

Your Ryzen CPU used to encrypt your RAM. A firmware update silently turned that off.

AMD silently disabled TSME memory encryption on consumer Ryzen chips via a firmware update. The feature still works on Pro CPUs. AMD won't say why.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs

AMD engineer shuts down discussions on the issue ...
Bleeping Computer

D-Link blunder: Firmware encryption key exposed in unencrypted image

Security researchers have demonstrated a method to decrypt proprietary firmware images embedded in D-Link routers. Firmware is the piece of code that powers low-level functions on hardware devices. It ...
Threat Post

Intel Adds Memory Encryption, Firmware Security to Ice Lake Chips

Intel’s addition of memory encryption to its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors matches AMD’s Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature. Intel’s third-generation Xeon Scalable server ...
InfoWorld

Study finds firmware plagued by poor encryption and backdoors

The first large-scale analysis of a fundamental type of software known as firmware has revealed poor security practices that could present opportunities for hackers probing the “Internet of things.” ...
TechCrunch

Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

The developer of the popular file encryption software VeraCrypt says Microsoft has blocked access to the account he used for sending updates to Windows users, and warned that anyone who encrypts their ...