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Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

A previously undocumented kill switch for a remote management feature baked into many Intel chips can be switched off. Researchers at Positive Technologies forced Intel’s hand at revealing that a ...
ZDNet

Researchers say Intel's Management Engine feature can be switched off

It seems some government customers can request Intel's always-on Management Engine (ME) 'master controller' for its CPUs to be disabled. That's not an option for the general public, but researchers at ...
CSOonline

Now you, too, can disable Intel ME ‘backdoor’ thanks to the NSA

Researchers discovered an undocumented configuration setting that can used to disable the Intel ME master controller that has been likened to a backdoor. A team of researchers from Positive ...
HotHardware

Here's How To Disable Intel Management Engine And Slam Its Alleged Security Backdoor Shut

A team of researchers from Positive Technologies have dug into the innards of Intel Management Engine (ME) 11 and have found a way to turn the feature off. If you aren't familiar with ME, it's a ...
Liliputing

Intel confirms security vulnerabilities in Intel Management Engine

Intel has come under fire recently for bundling hidden firmware on some chips. While Intel Management Engine provides some hardware-based security and power management features, it’s also a completely ...
Hexus

Dell now offers PCs with Intel Management Engine disabled

The Intel Management Engine and associated technologies have been the subject of several news stories in recent months. Back in May this feature hit the headlines as Intel sought to fix a ...