Posted on Wednesday, November 29 2017 @ 10:28 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Last week I wrote about the
Gigabyte BIOS updates for the Intel ME and TXE security bugs and now there's news from MSI about similar updates. The holes in Intel's Management Engine need to be patched via BIOS updates so a lot of other manufacturers will hopefully follow soon. You can find the updates via MSI's support pages, the company has new BIOS versions for its 100-series, 200-series and 300-series motherboards.
In order to avoid severe security vulnerabilities for the platforms, MSI motherboards now support the latest Intel Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) 3.0 for safer system protection.
According to recent Intel comprehensive security review, security vulnerabilities are identified and could potentially allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to platforms features, secrets and 3rdparty secrets protected by Intel TXE. Therefore, Intel has validated and released Intel TXE 3.0 updates to address the encountered security situations.
Currently all MSI 100,200 and 300 series motherboards are supporting the newest Intel TXE 3.0 by updating to the latest BIOS and installing the latest software updates. MSI always places strong emphasis on security and anti-hack issues to makes sure all MSI motherboard users are operating under the most secure circumstances. MSI will continue to provide additional updates if necessary to ensure maximum platform security protection for users.
Upgrade to the latest BIOS for the best protection. Models supported:
MSI 300-series GAMING and PRO Series motherboards
MSI 200-series GAMING and PRO Series motherboards
MSI 100-series GAMING and PRO Series motherboards
