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Microsoft Releases Updates Fixing Intel CPU Vulnerabilities
As you may be aware, over the last few years there have been a number of fairly substantial security issues identified within some specific Intel processors. Whether its ‘Meltdown‘, ‘Spectre‘ or something different, there are, of course, clearly a concern for any of the respective CPU owners. Well, if you’re…
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Researchers find Another Major Security Flaw in Intel Processors
You may recall that in 2018 two major security flaws were identified within Intel processors. Namely, Meltdown and Spectre. It was an issue that took them a significantly long period of time to resolve. Towards the end of the year, however, it looked like things were (relatively) back on track.…
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Researchers Accuse Intel of Attempted Bribery over MDS Flaw
Intel Security Flaws Earlier this week it was revealed that a whole new slew of security flaws existing with Intel processors was revealed. Now, to date, at least 4 names have cropped up for seeming the same or different flaws. We’ve seen ‘Zombieland’, ‘Fallout’ and even Microsoft’s preferred own branding…
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New ‘Spoiler’ Intel Security Vulnerability Is Found
Intel ‘Spoiler’ Vulnerability Throughout most of 2018, Intel was having to deal with a rather disturbing security flaw with their processor design. In it’s simplest terms, two differing flaws were found called ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’. While the jury was out as to how much of a risk these posed to…
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Spectre Update Released After Intel Works With Microsoft
Spectre Update Released After Intel Works With Microsoft You may recall that earlier this year it was revealed that some pretty serious security flaws were found within various Intel processors. Basically, anything from the 6th-generation onwards. The actual danger of the threat was never truly explored, but at the…
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Researchers Uncover Seven New Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities
There’s no need to panic, though. It looks like researchers are still looking into the notorious Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. It’s true that manufacturers have released various patches that address these issues, but it appears that there are more attack paths than originally estimated. A team of nine researchers has…
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Intel Clarifies Hardware Mitigations for Meltdown and Spectre
New CPUs, Same Security Problems Intel recently launched their Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake mobile CPU lineup. While these have plenty of features on-board, what is not clear is whether they have the promised hardware fixes for Meltdown and Spectre. So Anandtech reached out to Intel directly and have them…
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Intel SGX Breached by New Speculative Execution Exploit
Foreshadow Hits Secure SGX Secure Enclaves With the release of Spectre and Meltdown, the floodgates have opened. Since the reveal of the two speculative exploits last year, more bugs have come out of the woodwork. One recent release was a variant of Spectre targettable over networks. Today, we have a…
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New Spectre Variant Can Remotely Target Systems
NetSpectre Allows Attacks Without Local Code Late last year, Spectre and Meltdown came out as new side-channel attacks. Fortunately, the victim system had to run the malicious code, limiting the impact. This limited the attack surface exposed to malicious actors. A lot more research has gone into this area since…
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Google Implementing Ambitious Spectre Fix For Chrome
Google Chrome Site Isolation Logical Step Last year, the theoretical bugs became reality. Dubbed Spectre, the new exploits allowed attackers unprecedented ability to attack users. Bypassing traditional protections, the new bugs opened up a new option for side-channel attacks. On top of system and hardware fixes, Google is rolling out…
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Intel Finishes Off Planned Spectre Bug Fixes With Westmere EX
Intel Wraps Up Beta Testing Spectre Fixes Last year, a number of nasty bugs surfaced for Intel CPUs. Dubbed Spectre, the exploits targetted the core of Intel CPUs, leading to expensive microcode updates to fix. Due to the complexity of the bug, the fixes have been slow in arrival. Fortunately for…
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Intel Delays Patches for Spectre-NG Vulnerabilities
Intel’s Spectre Nightmare is Far From Over Bad news for Intel as security researchers have discovered eight new “Spectre-class” vulnerabilities in their processors. These are the next-generation independent from the original Spectre vulnerabilities. This is goes by appropriately as ‘Spectre-NG’, and it could also affect a small number of ARM…
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Intel Gives Up On Making Some Spectre Microcode Fixes
Intel Gives Up On Spectre Microcode For Older CPUs At the start of the year, Intel got caught unprepared when Spectre and Meltdown were revealed. Since then, Intel has been in firefighting mode from the start. So far, Intel is using software-based mitigations only. For post-Haswell based CPUs, Intel has already released new microcode updates for Spectre. Unfortunately for…
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Intel Reveals Meltdown and Spectre Hardware Mitigation Plans
Intel Ready With Meltdown and Spectre Hardware Fixes Earlier the year, Intel got caught unprepared when Spectre and Meltdown went public. Intel has been in firefighting mode from the start. So far, Intel is using software-based mitigations only. Luckily for new users, Intel is preparing some new hardware mitigations for…
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Microsoft Will Help Deliver Intel Spectre Patch
Microsoft Releases Intel Skylake Spectre Microcode Driver Since the Spectre bug appeared, Intel has been in a struggle to fix the CPU design flaw. After a debacle with a buggy microcode fixes, Intel managed to produce a working and stable fix. Since starting the slow rollout in February, Intel…
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