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Are thinkpads secure?
I’ve been reading how Lenovo thinkpads are not secure due to something in the BIOS chip. I know about the super fish a couple years back and the claims that it didn’t affect the T line, but some have said that the bios was still affected.
Is this still true today? Is it better to flash the bios and reinstall the OS?
- vtesucks 8y agoThe claim is that intels remote management tools can be hacked. I personally think its true simply because Intel has no incentive to spend money on them being secure. (they are usually bundled with T and other enterprise laptops which live behind a firewall). I would highly recommend getting a bios from reddit.com/r/thinkpad. I don't think you need to reinstall windows if you bought new but if not then reinstall windows.
- torgian 8y agoI’ll check it out, thanks :)
- DanBC 8y agoYou haven't said who your adversary is, so it's difficult to give sensible advice.
- kleer001 8y agoIf a state power wants your data, they'll get your data, no matter where it is.