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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...

Intel chip flaw: Math unit may spill crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, BSDs immune
2018-06-13 21:00

Malware on Cores, Xeons may lift computations, mitigations in place or coming Updated A security flaw within Intel Core and Xeon processors can be potentially exploited to swipe sensitive data...

Intel chip flaw: Math unit potentially spills kernel crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, OpenBSD immune
2018-06-13 21:00

Malware on Core, Xeon computers may lift data, mitigations in place or coming A security flaw within Intel Core and Xeon processors can be potentially exploited to swipe sensitive data from the...

Intel’s ‘Virtual Fences’ Spectre Fix Won’t Protect Against Variant 4
2018-05-24 15:18

The new hardware-based protections Intel announced earlier in March it was embedding into new chips will only protect against Spectre and Meltdown – but not the newly disclosed Variant 4, sources said.

Okta Adds Threat Intel to Network Context to Eliminate Passwords
2018-05-23 16:21

Okta Unveils Adaptive Single Sign-On and Enhanced Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication Products read more

New speculative-execution vulnerability strikes AMD, ARM, and Intel
2018-05-22 16:24

Fortunately, existing fixes should provide the protection we need.

Intel Responds to Spectre-Like Flaw In CPUs
2018-05-22 14:03

Intel on Monday acknowledged that its processors are vulnerable to another Spectre-like speculative execution side channel flaw that could allow attackers to access information.