Another day arrives and, with it, another way to run code. This time, it’s executing arbitrary code in System Management Mode (SMM) memory. That sounds kind of exciting, right? A SMM rootkit? Does ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tachyum ® today announced that it has successfully demonstrated System Management on its Prodigy ® Universal Processor, validating its ability to run system-wide functions ...

Dozens of Gigabyte motherboard models run on UEFI firmware vulnerable to security issues that allow planting bootkit malware that is invisible to the operating system and can survive reinstalls. The ...

Security researchers from Eclypsium have detailed yesterday a new variation of the Spectre attack that can recover data stored inside a secure CPU area named the System Management Mode (SMM). For ...

TL;DR: A critical GIGABYTE motherboard vulnerability allows local attackers to execute code in System Management Mode (SMM), bypassing security on Intel 8th to 11th Gen platforms. GIGABYTE has ...