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a history of a person's life
you can read a bio of the author on her home page
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The secretary and the office were cited for violating state information security rules, but no repercussions are expected.
Catch up quick: The BIOS passwords to election equipment in 34 counties were posted online on June 21 but not discovered by the state until Oct. 24.
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John Frank, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
According to a release from the Colorado Republican Party, the spreadsheet contained more than 600 partial BIOS passwords for voting system components across 63 of Colorado's 64 counties.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The results aren't quite as dramatic, but still measurable according to a source on Anandtech who was quick to test both old and new BIOS versions.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
At this point, every motherboard maker should have BIOS updates out that can reduce the potential for your i9, i7, or K-series i5 desktop CPU to be permanently damaged.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
We were directed to install a new BIOS update on existing X670E boards from the Ryzen 7000 launch instead (this almost never happens, even when forward compatibility is a selling point).
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
Intel's desktop motherboard partners were just starting to roll out the first BIOS updates with microcode fixes at this writing.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
If your chip isn’t yet damaged, please apply motherboard BIOS updates early and often to prevent issues.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
The flash chip for the BIOS and CH375 USB controller chip are also visible here.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
John Frank, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
According to a release from the Colorado Republican Party, the spreadsheet contained more than 600 partial BIOS passwords for voting system components across 63 of Colorado's 64 counties.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The results aren't quite as dramatic, but still measurable according to a source on Anandtech who was quick to test both old and new BIOS versions.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
At this point, every motherboard maker should have BIOS updates out that can reduce the potential for your i9, i7, or K-series i5 desktop CPU to be permanently damaged.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
We were directed to install a new BIOS update on existing X670E boards from the Ryzen 7000 launch instead (this almost never happens, even when forward compatibility is a selling point).
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
Intel's desktop motherboard partners were just starting to roll out the first BIOS updates with microcode fixes at this writing.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
If your chip isn’t yet damaged, please apply motherboard BIOS updates early and often to prevent issues.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
The flash chip for the BIOS and CH375 USB controller chip are also visible here.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
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