I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News that ‘a number of countries’ have approached Iran about safe passage for their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ...

Your iPhone can become a car key and so can your Android smartphone. These devices control everything from home lights, doors, and even thermostats with a few button presses. Moreover, they can act ...

Windows 11 is getting a new security mode meant to block risky software before it can dig into the system, especially the kind that hides behind drivers and background services. Microsoft calls it ...

In brief: Secure Boot was originally introduced with Windows 8 as a firmware-based security feature designed to protect the OS from potentially malicious boot code. After more than 15 years, the ...

Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just announced that it will be refreshing those certificates, which were ...

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026. Introduced in 2011, ...

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...

Unplanned failures in jet engines and industrial machinery cost billions annually. Accurately predicting the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of components is critical to scheduling preventive maintenance ...

Microsoft is making it easier for IT admins to monitor the status of Secure Boot on Windows devices across their organization. Secure Boot has been a pretty hot topic for Microsoft lately, especially ...

The Secure Multiuser Fileserver API provides encrypted file storage with per-user isolation using ZFS datasets. Each user's files are stored in their own encrypted ZFS dataset which is only mounted ...