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Linux vs Windows AES performance to be intriguing as Google boosts AMD and Intel

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:32:02 +0000

AMD and Intel modern processors just got big boosts in performance thanks to various implementations of AES-XTX that help in disk encryption. For example, Windows BitLocker uses AES-XTX-128. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Patch Tuesday, Outlook, and bugs

Usama Jawad — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:16:01 +0000

In a busy week in the world of Microsoft, we have news to recap for Patch Tuesday, Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25179, changes to Outlook, bugs, vulnerabilities, issues, and lots more! Read more...

Beware: Windows 11-ready CPUs with VAES "susceptible to data damage", full CPU list here

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued a warning for those out there running Windows 11 on supported CPUs. The company has found that modern chips with the new VAES instruction are "susceptible to data damage". Read more...