Bootloaders play a critical role in modern computing, initializing a system’s hardware and loading the operating system. However, vulnerabilities in bootloaders can pose serious security threats, potentially allowing attackers to bypass key security mechanisms like Secure Boot.
Cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace — smarter, faster, and more relentless. To keep up, Microsoft is stepping up with groundbreaking AI-driven security solutions.
If you’re hunting for Minecraft cheats or mods on YouTube, here’s a heads-up — cybercriminals are out there, ready to steal way more than your game progress.
If you’ve ever used a free online tool to convert a document or image, here’s something you should know — not all of those websites are as harmless as they seem.
For years, the U.S. has imposed strict semiconductor export restrictions to slow China’s progress in artificial intelligence. But rather than stifling innovation, these measures may have pushed Chinese companies like DeepSeek to develop competitive AI models with limited resources. DeepSeek’s R1 model, built on less powerful hardware due to U.S. sanctions, has shaken the AI industry by delivering performance comparable to top-tier models from OpenAI, Google, and Meta—at a fraction of the cost.