Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's why and what to do if your old PC doesn't have one.

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- specifically, one that meets the ...

The rising security threats endangering our connected world, from the chip to the cloud, are among the biggest challenges facing us today. Microsoft recently addressed some of these concerns by ...

Microsoft this past week released its April 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 (KB5036892), Windows 11 (KB5036893), and more. As is often the case, users encountered various problems and issues ...

Motherboard manufacturers are rolling out new BIOS updates based on AMD’s AGESA 1.2.0.3e firmware to address a security vulnerability in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). This flaw, tracked as ...

A look at the Trusted Platform Module and why Windows 11 needs it Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0). This chip is dedicated to handling cryptographic tasks, which Windows ...

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 specification is affected by two buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to access or overwrite sensitive data, such as cryptographic keys. TPM ...

Last week, the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), which is the developer of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security standard, alerted the press and AMD about a new TPM vulnerability on Ryzen processors ...

Microsoft on Tuesday described security enhancements coming in "a future release of Windows 11." The exact release of Windows 11 getting the security enhancements wasn't described, nor was the timing.

TL;DR: AMD has identified a security flaw, "EntrySign," affecting Zen 1 to Zen 5 CPUs, allowing attackers kernel-level access by bypassing microcode signature verification. A fix has been issued via ...