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Epyc fail? We can defeat AMD's virtual machine encryption, say boffins
2018-05-25 19:45

Evil hypervisors can lift plain-text info out of ciphered memory, it is claimed German researchers have devised a method to thwart the security mechanisms AMD's Epyc server chips use to...

Researchers crack open AMD's server VM encryption
2018-05-25 19:45

SEV attack would let hypervisors lift memory contents A group of German researchers have devised a method to thwart the VM security in AMD's server chips.…

New speculative-execution vulnerability strikes AMD, ARM, and Intel
2018-05-22 16:24

Fortunately, existing fixes should provide the protection we need.

New Spectre (Variant 4) CPU Flaw Discovered—Intel, ARM, AMD Affected
2018-05-22 08:33

Security researchers from Microsoft and Google have discovered a fourth variant of the data-leaking Meltdown-Spectre security flaws impacting modern CPUs in millions of computers, including those...

AMD users running Windows 10 get their Spectre fix
2018-04-12 18:25

AMD has released new microcode updates for mitigating variant 2 of the Spectre attack and Microsoft has released an OS update with the mitigation to AMD users running Windows 10. As you might...

AMD systems gain Spectre protection with latest Windows fixes
2018-04-11 16:32

Systems will still need updated firmware to get the latest microcode, however.

AMD Rolls Out Spectre Fixes
2018-04-11 15:01

AMD notified users about new available Spectre CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches.

AMD, Microsoft Release Spectre Patches
2018-04-11 05:34

AMD and Microsoft on Tuesday released microcode and operating system updates that should protect users against Spectre attacks. read more

AMD confirms processor flaws found by CTS Labs, firmware fixes are coming
2018-03-21 19:53

Chipmaker AMD has confirmed that the vulnerabilities discovered by CTS Labs researchers earlier this month do affect a variety of its products, and that firmware patches mitigating them will be...

Chipmaker AMD Confirms 13 Chipset Flaws, Preps Fixes
2018-03-21 17:03

Firmware Updates Coming for Embedded Security Control ProcessorMultinational semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices has confirmed that there are 13 flaws in some of its chipsets that could be...