Apple isn’t immune to Meltdown and Spectre, the major bugs in basic computing architecture that were announced yesterday to widespread amazement and horror. In an announcement, the company said that “all Mac systems and iOS devices are affected,” which sounds right, but that mitigations are either already in place or on the way. Read More
Category: Spectre
Cybersecurity agency: The only sure defense against huge chip flaw is a new chip
The tech world continues to come to grips with Wednesday’s revelation of very serious vulnerabilities associated with central processing units (CPUs) that affect, well, just about everyone with a computer.
SEE ALSO: Intel’s CEO sold a ton of st…
Google says it’s got your back on major CPU vulnerability
/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F686756%2F5ffd2ea3-aa84-4e2b-a5a0-c11b267b6a5f.jpg)
Two newly disclosed processor vulnerabilities threaten the security of devices around the globe, but Google is here to tell you that it totally has your back. Well, for one of them, at least.
The Mountain View-based company explained Wednesday on its security blog that it’s been aware of the risks posed by the “speculative execution” vulnerability for some time now, and has been working to fix potentially at-risk systems.
“As soon as we learned of this new class of attack, our security and product development teams mobilized to defend Google’s systems and our users’ data,” Google explained in the blog post. “We have updated our systems and affected products to protect against this new type of attack.” Read more…
More about Google, Cybersecurity, Hacking, Spectre, and Vulnerabilities
View More Google says it’s got your back on major CPU vulnerabilityKernel panic! What are Meltdown and Spectre, the bugs affecting nearly every computer and device?
If you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre, the two huge bugs that affect practically every computer and device out there. Read More