Security News

Intel Patches Firmware Flaw That Leaks ME Encryption Keys
2018-09-14 08:18

Researcher Finds Intel's Previous Management Engine Patches Weren't FoolproofIntel has had a challenging time of late on the vulnerability front. It has issued yet another patch for its Management...

Intel Management Engine JTAG flaw proof-of-concept published
2018-08-29 00:15

"God Mode" requires special USB debugging connector The security researchers who found a way to compromise Intel's Management Engine last year have just released proof-of-concept exploit code for...

Intel Simplifies Microcode Update License Following Complaints
2018-08-24 06:19

Intel has made significant changes to the license for its latest CPU microcode updates after users complained that the previous version banned benchmarks and comparison tests. read more

Intel rips up microcode security fix license that banned benchmarking
2018-08-23 18:39

It really really really didn't want you to know that there may be a significant performance hit Intel has backtracked on the license for its latest microcode update that mitigates security...

Microsoft Releases Intel Microcode Patches for Foreshadow Flaws
2018-08-23 05:56

Microsoft this week made available another round of microcode updates created by Intel for mitigating the recently disclosed speculative execution vulnerabilities tracked as Foreshadow and L1...

Windows 10: Microsoft and Intel patch latest Spectre CPU vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 11:27

New Windows 10 updates contain Intel's latest microcode fixes for the recently discovered Spectre variant 3a and 4 vulnerabilities.

Use Debian? Want Intel's latest CPU patch? Small print sparks big problem
2018-08-21 19:34

Linux distro hits the brakes on rolling out microcode for security bugs in license row At least one Linux distribution is withholding security patches that mitigate the latest round of Intel CPU...

‘Foreshadow’ flaw found in Intel CPUs – what to do
2018-08-17 12:52

For Intel and more than a billion computers with Intel CPUs, the microprocessor flaws just keep coming.

Speculation Attack Against Intel's SGX
2018-08-16 16:43

Another speculative-execution attack against Intel's SGX. At a high level, SGX is a new feature in modern Intel CPUs which allows computers to protect users' data even if the entire system falls...

Intel Foreshadow exploits: How to protect yourself from latest chip vulnerability
2018-08-15 13:47

What are the Foreshadow/ L1TF exploits? Which chips are affected? How to secure your systems.