Another crucial Windows expiration date is right around the corner for more than a billion PCs. Here's what you need to do now.

WTF?! Vanguard is possibly the most intrusive anti-cheat system ever released for gaming. Developer Riot Games insists it is an essential requirement for playing its free-to-play titles, and now the ...

If you encounter the ‘Your current version of diagnostics is not up to date’ error message, go to the URL mentioned in the error message and try downloading the ...

No one who assembles a PC or sets up a new computer can avoid the BIOS or UEFI. That’s where you define the basics, from the boot sequence and memory profiles to security features like Secure Boot.

Researchers have developed a method for running malware in a computer's BIOS — a place where no security software can reach. At Black Hat 2025, Kazuki Matsuo, a security researcher at FFRI Security, ...

Automated firmware-analysis tools and the falling cost of the technical hardware needed to inspect computer processors and memory are leading to a surge in reports of firmware vulnerabilities and ...

TL;DR: A critical GIGABYTE motherboard vulnerability allows local attackers to execute code in System Management Mode (SMM), bypassing security on Intel 8th to 11th Gen platforms. GIGABYTE has ...

If you're reading this, chances are high that you got here via a Google search because someone told you to "update the BIOS" on your PC, and you're wondering what the heck that means. Don't worry; ...

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for the hardware. Over the years the BIOS and ...

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