Security News

Nutanix and Intel partner to enable systems integrators and resellers to deliver infrastructure solutions
2018-12-04 03:00

Nutanix is partnering with Intel to enable systems integrators (SIs) and value-added resellers (VARs) to deliver Nutanix-qualified Intel Data Center Block hardware platforms under the Nutanix...

Linux kernel Spectre V2 defense fingered for massively slowing down unlucky apps on Intel Hyper-Thread CPUs
2018-11-20 01:34

This is on by default? 'Yikes' says Chipzilla techie Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has voiced support for a kernel patch that limits a previously deployed defense against Spectre Variant 2, a...

Another Meltdown, Spectre scare: Data-blabbing holes continue to haunt Intel, AMD, Arm
2018-11-14 21:38

CPU slingers insist existing defenses will stop attacks – but eggheads disagree Computer security researchers have uncovered yet another set of transient execution attacks on modern CPUs that...

7 New Meltdown and Spectre-type CPU Flaws Affect Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs
2018-11-14 15:33

Disclosed earlier this year, potentially dangerous Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that affected a large family of modern processors proven that speculative execution attacks can be exploited...

Intel Asks for Comments on Draft Federal Privacy Law
2018-11-12 18:23

Intel Proposes "Innovative and Ethical Data Use Act of 2018" to Improve Protection of Personal Privacy Through Nationwide Standards read more

New Side-Channel Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Data From Intel Chips
2018-11-05 18:20

A newly revealed side-channel attack can leak encrypted data from Intel microprocessors that use a Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture. read more

PortSmash Side-Channel Attack Siphons Data From Intel, Other CPUs
2018-11-05 17:56

An exploit was released for a flaw existing in a process in CPUs called Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT).

PortSmash attack steals secrets from Intel chips on the side
2018-11-05 11:46

Researchers have developed an exploit that uses a feature in Intel chips to steal secret cryptographic keys.

New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data
2018-11-04 09:33

A team of security researchers has discovered another serious side-channel vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could allow an attacker to sniff out sensitive protected data, like passwords and...

PortSmash attack punches hole in Intel's Hyper-Thread CPUs, leaves with crypto keys
2018-11-02 20:18

Side-channel timing technique exploits SMT – but you'll need to be running malware on the machine already Brainiacs in Cuba and Finland have found a new side-channel vulnerability in Intel x64...