Security News

Intel Halts Spectre Fixes On Older Chips, Citing Limited Ecosystem Support
2018-04-04 15:18

Intel has halted patches for older chips addressing the Spectre vulnerability, according to a recent microcode update.

Intel Will Not Patch Spectre in Some CPUs
2018-04-04 11:08

Intel has informed customers that some of the processors affected by the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will not receive microcode updates due to issues related to implementation and other...

Apple Plans to Replace Intel Chips in Macs with its Custom Designed CPUs
2018-04-03 10:13

In a major blow to Intel, Apple is reportedly planning to use its custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020, ultimately replacing the Intel processors running on its...

Intel shrugs off ‘new’ side-channel attacks on branch prediction units and SGX
2018-04-01 00:00

Been there, mitigated that, got the class actions, says Chipzilla Intel’s shrugged off two new allegations of design flaws that enable side-channel attacks.…

Intel admits a load of its CPUs have Spectre v2 flaw that can't be fixed
2018-04-01 00:00

And won’t fix Meltdown nor Spectre for 10 product families covering 230-plus CPUs Intel has issued fresh "microcode revision guidance" that reveals it won’t address the Meltdown and Spectre design...

NUC, NUC! Who's there? Intel, warning you to kill a buggy keyboard app
2018-04-01 00:00

No joke: another security SNAFU for Chipzilla, this time for a popular remote admin app Intel has made much of its NUC and Compute Stick mini-PCs as a way to place computers to out-of-the-way...

Intel CPUs Vulnerable to New 'BranchScope' Attack
2018-03-27 11:29

Researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack method that can be launched against devices with Intel processors, and the patches released in response to the Spectre and Meltdown...

New Intel processors to have hardware-based protections against Meltdown, Spectre 2
2018-03-19 20:03

Intel has officially pushed out microcode updates with Spectre and Meltdown mitigations for all of the processors it launched in the past five years. In addition to this, the company’s CEO...

Intel Details CPU ‘Virtual Fences’ Fix As Safeguard Against Spectre, Meltdown Flaws
2018-03-16 14:38

Intel is introducing hardware-based protections to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry when they were announced in early 2018.

Intel Shares Details on New CPUs With Spectre, Meltdown Protections
2018-03-15 20:17

Intel announced on Thursday that patches designed to address the Spectre vulnerability are now available for all the affected CPUs released in the past five years, and shared more details on the...