Security News

Intel finds a cure for its software security pain: Window Snyder
2018-06-25 22:19

Microsoft, Mozilla veteran will also handle external researcher work Intel has recruited noted computer security exec Window Snyder into its ranks to help improve its fortunes in the cybersecurity space.…

Why Intel won't patch TLBleed vulnerability, despite serious concerns for cloud users
2018-06-25 12:49

A recently discovered flaw in how CPUs handle multithreading could leak cryptography keys, though Intel is declining to patch the issue.

Meet TLBleed: A crypto-key-leaking CPU attack that Intel says we shouldn't worry about
2018-06-22 22:44

How to extract 256-bit signing keys with 99.8% success Intel has, for now, no plans to specifically address a side-channel vulnerability in its processors that can be potentially exploited by...

Private sector needs a little sumthin' sumthin' to get it sharing threat intel – US security chap
2018-06-20 19:52

Sharing's caring, intone government bods Israel Cyber Week The UK's National Cyber Security Center, the information assurance division of GCHQ, might be getting a regulatory function or charging...

At last, a use for Intel's SGX – locking AI and blockchain, says Intel
2018-06-20 16:00

Bias-enabling algorithms and smart contract tech no one quite trusts now easier to secure At the Cyber Week security conference in Israel on Tuesday, chip giant Intel plans to discuss how it is...

OpenBSD Disables Intel Hyper-Threading to Prevent Spectre-Class Attacks
2018-06-20 10:03

Security-oriented BSD operating system OpenBSD has decided to disable support for Intel's hyper-threading performance-boosting feature, citing security concerns over Spectre-style timing attacks....

OpenBSD disables Intel’s hyper-threading
2018-06-20 07:32

Cites security risk of different security domains on one core OpenBSD has disabled Intel’s hyper-threading technology, citing security concerns.…

Xen Project patches Intel’s Lazy FPU flaw
2018-06-15 05:57

Guest register states are readable, but the patch cavalry has arrived The Xen Project has revealed that its hypervisor is susceptible to the Lazy FPU flaw found in Intel’s x86 CPUs.…

Meltdown-Like 'LazyFP' Vulnerability Impacts Intel CPUs
2018-06-14 14:48

Intel and software vendors have started informing users about a new vulnerability involving side channel speculative execution that could be exploited by malicious actors to obtain sensitive...

New 'Lazy FP State Restore' Vulnerability Found in All Modern Intel CPUs
2018-06-14 08:03

Hell Yeah! Another security vulnerability has been discovered in Intel chips that affects the processor's speculative execution technology—like Specter and Meltdown—and could potentially be...