How-To Geek on MSN

Your SSD might be running at half speed: How to unlock the speed you paid for

Even if you buy one of the fastest SSDs, you may find it running slowly, and not necessarily because there's something wrong ...
TweakTown

MSI MEG X870E Godlike X Edition Review - A feature-complete flagship for the ultra enthusiast

The X870E Godlike X Edition is an all-around stunner of a motherboard, but like all halo-tier PC components, it's one for the ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Don't throw away your old SSD—do this with it instead

There are many ways to repurpose it, but the one thing you should not do is throw it away.As long as the drive is functional, it can be useful, and even if it's not, you should still be careful with ...
HotHardware

Minisforum Unveils World's First Arm-Based Mini Workstation With UEFI Boot

The compact PC world may just have been given a good shake up with Minisforum's new MS-R1, a mini workstation with server-grade Arm performance in an expandable desktop form factor. But hold up, the ...
WeLiveSecurity

Introducing HybridPetya: Petya/NotPetya copycat with UEFI Secure Boot bypass

ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems ...
CSOonline

Palo Alto Networks firewalls have UEFI flaws, Secure Boot bypasses

Researchers have discovered that next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks contain years-old known vulnerabilities in their UEFI firmware — a finding that provides yet more evidence of a ...
TechSpot

Microsoft finally patches serious UEFI Secure Boot flaw after seven-month delay

Bottom line: Microsoft has addressed a significant security vulnerability that left Windows 11 open to malware attacks at one of the system's most critical levels for more than half a year. It's ...
WeLiveSecurity

Under the cloak of UEFI Secure Boot: Introducing CVE-2024-7344

ESET researchers have discovered a vulnerability that allows bypassing UEFI Secure Boot, affecting the majority of UEFI-based systems. This vulnerability, assigned CVE-2024-7344, was found in a UEFI ...
Dark Reading

Trusted Apps Sneak a Bug Into the UEFI Boot Process

A vulnerability in trusted system recovery programs could allow privileged attackers to inject malware directly into the system startup process in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) devices.
PC Gamer

It's the end of an era: Crucial starts calling time on its popular SATA SSD, the MX500

For a long time, PC gamers fitting an SSD to their rig would have used a 2.5-inch drive with a SATA interface. The best one to get was a Crucial MX500 and it was so good that it topped the charts for ...
Digital Trends

NVMe vs. M.2 vs. SATA SSD: What’s the difference?

Because of what SSDs are, solid-state drives (SSDs) are a core component of any modern PC, whether it’s a traditional SATA SSD or a more modern NVMe drive. Knowing the difference between these two ...