Tag: security

AMD Re-Enables RAM Encryption on Ryzen CPUs Following Criticism

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Recently, reports spread that AMD had disabled TSME, one of the Ryzen CPU security features without warning. It’s a bit more complicated than that, however, as this was not a regular default feature, but rather a Pro SKUs technology that was only present on standard Ryzen CPUs unofficially if not accidentally. The media attention seems to have resulted in access to TSME technology being restored for the non-Pro Ryzen processors, though. Read more “AMD Re-Enables RAM Encryption on Ryzen CPUs Following Criticism” »

Windows 11 gets hardware disk encryption on Intel Panther Lake

Notebooks, Processors, Software | | Jan Olšan

In December, Microsoft promised that Windows 11 would focus on performance, including in games, during 2026. One of the coming optimizations concerns disk encryption. Microsoft currently uses software algorithms for BitLocker disk encryption, which have certain performance limitations and can increase laptop power consumption. This year, Windows will gain more efficient hardware accelerated encryption—but there is a complication. Read more “Windows 11 gets hardware disk encryption on Intel Panther Lake” »