AMD restores memory encryption to Ryzen 9000 CPUs after community backlash (opens in new tab)

AMD has announced it will reinstate Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) for consumer-grade Ryzen 9000 desktop processors via a BIOS update in July. This decision follows significant community feedback after the feature was quietly removed in a recent firmware update. TSME, which AMD brands as Memory Guard for its professional product lines, provides a hardware-based layer of protection for data stored in system memory. <a href="