This year’s CES happened in the shadow of the Spectre and Meltdown disclosures, and virtually every conversation at the show turned to this topic at some point. Because this was CES, we had the ability to talk to quite a few people who are close to this issue, including ARM CEO Simon Segars, who stopped by to talk about security and these recent disclosures and their mitigations. Read More
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Google says Spectre and Meltdown were the worst vulnerabilities in a decade
Now that the patches across various platforms for the recently discovered Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities have largely been deployed, Google has detailed how it managed to address these threats on its cloud services such as Gmail and Search befo…
View More Google says Spectre and Meltdown were the worst vulnerabilities in a decadeIntel details performance hit for Meltdown fix on affected processors
Now that the Meltdown and Spectre cats are out of the bag and patches are being issued left and right, the main question people have is: will this affect my everyday work? Intel’s latest performance metrics suggest that yes it might, but not too much — more so if, like me, you have an older processor. Read More
Windows 10 fixes for Meltdown and Spectre are breaking some AMD computers
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Fixes for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities don’t do much good if they render the “fixed” computer unusable in the process.
That’s the problem facing an unknown number of PC owners using AMD processors. It’s been almost a week since Microsoft rolled out the KB4056892 security update for Windows 10, and some AMD users are reporting system freezes after installing it.
This is most apparent in a lengthy forum thread on Microsoft’s website which, as of this writing, spans 17 pages. Computers equipped with AMD processors — apparently, it’s older ones like Athlon and Semperon — are no longer able to boot after installing the update. Rolling the system back using a restore point fixes the issue, some say, but only temporarily, as Windows 10 immediately attempts to reinstall the update. Read more…
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Intel CEO dives straight into Spectre, Meltdown at CES keynote
It was supposed to be about the future, but things haven’t exactly been going as planned for chip manufacturer Intel.
On Monday evening, CEO Brian Krzanich took the stage at CES in Las Vegas to deliver a keynote speech billed as a look toward how dat…
Qualcomm president: Spectre/Meltdown are ‘not an area of concern for us’
During a press conference at CES, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon announced a number of new partnerships and products. He also was asked about the Spectre/Meltdown security flaws that are haunting the chip industry. According to Amon, the impact on the mobile industry will probably not be very high because the fixes are already available and won’t have any major impact on performance. Read More
If you have a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, update your software right now
If you own any Apple products, you’re going to want to make sure you have the latest updates installed.
Apple just released two incredibly important security updates for iOS and MacOS, which address the massive Spectre vulnerability Apple previously …
Apple releases iOS and macOS updates with a mitigation for Spectre
Apple just released iOS 11.2.2 with some Safari and WebKit improvements to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability. macOS is also receiving an update. It’s a supplemental update to macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 and it includes the same fix. As always, you should update your devices with the latest security patches. In this case, Meltdown and Spectre are serious vulnerabilities. With Meltdown,… Read More
Here’s how ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ got those terrifying names
Meltdown and Spectre. Spectre, and Meltdown. The two vulnerabilities, both affecting computer processors across the globe, were disclosed on Jan. 3 and in the process sent manufactures scrambling to answer whether or not their operating systems, lapt…
View More Here’s how ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ got those terrifying namesWhat you need to know about the Intel class-action lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre
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With the tech world still reeling from the revelations about the serious Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities to central processing units (CPUs), the first class-action lawsuits have been filed, just like clockwork.
The vulnerabilities affect a wide range of devices and products, from laptops to phones, from a number of companies — but they disproportionately affect Intel chips. And it’s Intel that’s been hit hardest by the lawsuits filed so far. Read more…
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View More What you need to know about the Intel class-action lawsuits over Meltdown and SpectreSpectre and Meltdown are a danger for your bitcoins, but there are ways to keep them safe
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The recently discovered vulnerability in Intel chips that paves the way for two dangerous exploits — Meltdown and Spectre — is worrisome for nearly every computer user. But for many people, their computers aren’t only the place where they store data, they’re also their personal banks.
Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies are often stored in wallets — programs that allow owners to access their coins as well as send and receive them. And these wallets, in nearly all their forms, are also in danger. Read more…
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View More Spectre and Meltdown are a danger for your bitcoins, but there are ways to keep them safeApple on Meltdown and Spectre bugs: ‘All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected’
Apple just confirmed that nearly all of its devices are impacted by the serious vulnerabilities affecting processors made by Intel and other chip makers.
In the company’s first public statement on the vulnerabilities, Apple confirmed that all of its …