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.” ...

A securemac.com article discusses the password protection built into Apple's latest Open Firmware update. "It introduces support for additional security options which allow the Open Firmware to be ...

ZDNet spotted a new Apple support document which states that only "Apple retail stores or Apple Authorized Service Providers" can unlock a new MacBook Air (late 2010) or Pro (early 2011) protected by ...

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 ...

If you need to, say for security reasons, you can access and change the OS X firmware password from the main boot drive. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author ...

Microsoft issued security advisory ADV180028 on Tuesday for computer users that have self-encrypting solid-state drives (SSDs) that are ostensibly protected by Microsoft's BitLocker encryption scheme.

Mac managers will want to check out a recent Apple support note that points out some important changes for recovering firmware passwords in the MacBook Air (Late 2010) and MacBook Pro (Early 2011).

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer assume ...

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.” ...