Security News

Barefoot Networks to help Intel meet the needs of hyperscale cloud customers
2019-06-11 23:00

Intel’s customers operate in a world that is growing and transforming by leaps and bounds. We’ve discussed previously the amazing fact that over half of the world’s data was generated in the past...

It is with a heavy heart that we must report that your software has bugs and needs patching: Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Intel emit security fixes
2019-06-11 21:39

And Google drops a zero-day on Windows after deadline miss Patch Tuesday Microsoft, Adobe, Intel, and SAP have all emitted their latest Patch Tuesday batch of security fixes. Users and admins are...

Intel Fixes Critical, High-Severity Flaws Across Several Products
2019-05-21 21:02

Intel issued fixes for a slew of vulnerabilities across several products - including a critical flaw enabling privilege escalation in its converged security and management engine (CSME).

Behind the Naming of ZombieLoad and Other Intel Spectre-Like Flaws
2019-05-20 15:14

A lot of thought and meaning goes into the naming of infamous CPU side channel flaws, like ZombieLoad, Spectre and Meltdown.

ZombieLoad: How Intel’s Latest Side Channel Bug Was Discovered and Disclosed
2019-05-20 13:42

Daniel Gruss, the researcher behind Spectre, Meltdown - and most recently, ZombieLoad - Intel CPU side channel attacks, gives an inside look into how he discovered the flaws.

US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
2019-05-20 09:03

Google has reportedly suspended all businesses with the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, and revoked its Android license effective immediately—a move that will have a drastic...

Week in review: New Intel CPU vulnerabilities, SharePoint servers under attack
2019-05-19 17:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: High-risk vulnerability in Cisco’s secure boot process impacts millions of devices Red Balloon Security has discovered...

News Wrap: WhatsApp, Microsoft, Intel and Cisco Flaws
2019-05-17 11:37

From a zero day flaw in WhatsApp, to Patch Tuesday fixes, Threatpost breaks down the top vulnerabilities of this week.

Another Intel Chip Flaw
2019-05-16 14:28

Remember the Spectre and Meltdown attacks from last year? They were a new class of attacks against complex CPUs, finding subliminal channels in optimization techniques that allow hackers to steal...

Intel MDS attack mitigation: An overview
2019-05-16 12:08

Intel has revealed on Tuesday that some of its CPUs are vulnerable to a number of new speculative execution attacks that may allow attackers to stealing sensitive data and keys/passwords....