Passwords that make up part of the security system for computer equipment used in Colorado elections were published in a spreadsheet on the Secretary of State’s website. The posting of the “BIOS” ...

Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

Even though state officials said the inadvertent leak of certain passwords for an unknown number of county election computers didn’t pose a threat to ballot tabulation, the Colorado Secretary of State ...

The Colorado Republican Party isn’t buying an explanation from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, as to why “partial passwords” to certain election equipment in an unknown number ...

We like to joke about percussive maintenance when we talk about tools and technology. A good swift hit with a hammer can fix a lot of issues, right? Well, one researcher out of New Zealand found it ...

Elections equipment affected by the breach have two passwords — a BIOS password maintained by the Secretary of State's office and a second one under the control of the local county clerk. The ...

Many PC models from top brands have faced security breaches due to a weak BIOS password. Researchers from Binarly (thanks Ars Technica), a security firm, revealed that the Secure Boot system, which ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s Republican party accused the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office of “quietly” removing a publicly accessible spreadsheet from the office’s website that “contained BIOS ...

The news that the Colorado Secretary of State’s office inadvertently included BIOS passwords for the state’s voting machines in a hidden tab on a spreadsheet on the department’s website has election ...

The big picture: Computers with a password-locked BIOS can be a bit of a hassle. While the intention of the feature is to ensure the privacy and security of the device, passwords can be easily ...

On desktop motherboards, there is usually a jumper that you can short which will clear the bios custom settings (or sometimes even a very specific clear password jumper header). If you can find that, ...