When Meltdown and Spectre were uncovered, AMD said that its CPUs aren’t vulnerable to Meltdown, the first Spectre flaw would be resolved via operating system and software updates, and “differences in ...

Q: I’m hearing conflicting stories on processor firmware updates. Should I try doing it now or wait? A: The Meltdown and Spectre processor flaws have created a considerable mess for the tech industry ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

A security researcher has created a tool to allow the extraction and analysis of AMD's Platform Security Processor firmware. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

If you see a warning message, The speed of processor x in group y is being limited by system firmware in Windows Event Viewer, read this post to learn how to address the warning. The message ...

Tech Power Up has released a new version of its CPU power management software for Windows, making available Throttlestop 8.30 to download and install. This latest version introduces two new mini mode ...

Processor firmware must be upgradable to account for new algorithms or to simplify the development of derivative products. Storing such firmware in ROM or flash memory poses problems for embedded ...