Security News

Intel admits a load of its CPUs have Spectre v2 flaw that can't be fixed
2018-04-01 00:00

And won’t fix Meltdown nor Spectre for 10 product families covering 230-plus CPUs Intel has issued fresh "microcode revision guidance" that reveals it won’t address the Meltdown and Spectre design...

Intel CPUs Vulnerable to New 'BranchScope' Attack
2018-03-27 11:29

Researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack method that can be launched against devices with Intel processors, and the patches released in response to the Spectre and Meltdown...

Intel Details CPU ‘Virtual Fences’ Fix As Safeguard Against Spectre, Meltdown Flaws
2018-03-16 14:38

Intel is introducing hardware-based protections to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry when they were announced in early 2018.

Intel Shares Details on New CPUs With Spectre, Meltdown Protections
2018-03-15 20:17

Intel announced on Thursday that patches designed to address the Spectre vulnerability are now available for all the affected CPUs released in the past five years, and shared more details on the...

Microsoft releases Spectre fixes for Windows 10 on Skylake CPUs
2018-03-02 16:49

Microsoft has pushed out a new set of Spectre (variant 2) security updates. For the moment, these are just for some devices running on Skylake CPUs and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or Windows...

Intel Releases Spectre Patches for Broadwell, Haswell CPUs
2018-02-28 09:13

Intel has released new firmware updates for its Broadwell and Haswell processors to address the Spectre vulnerability. After the first round of Spectre patches released by the company caused more...

Intel Releases Spectre Patches for More CPUs
2018-02-21 14:34

Intel has released firmware updates that fix the Spectre vulnerability for many of its processors and patches for dozens more are nearly ready for use in production environments. read more

Over 30 Lawsuits Filed Against Intel for CPU Flaws
2018-02-19 09:00

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed by Intel customers and shareholders against the chip giant following the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre attack methods. read more

Cryptomining malware continues to drain enterprise CPU power
2018-02-15 12:30

Cryptomining malware continues to impact organizations globally as 23% were affected by the Coinhive variant during January 2018, according to Check Point’s latest Global Threat Impact Index....

Intel Releases New Spectre Patches for Skylake CPUs
2018-02-08 07:13

Intel has started releasing new microcode updates that should address one of the Spectre vulnerabilities after the first round of patches caused significant problems for many users. read more