Security News

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...

Intel outlines plans for Meltdown and Spectre fixes, microcode for older chips
2018-03-15 18:00

Microcodes for Sandy Bridge and newer are now available.

Windows Updates Deliver Intel's Spectre Microcode Patches
2018-03-02 07:07

Microsoft announced on Thursday that Windows users will receive the microcode updates released by Intel to patch the notorious Spectre vulnerability. read more

Intel’s latest set of Spectre microcode fixes is coming to a Windows update
2018-03-01 18:14

Windows users will no longer be beholden to their motherboard makers.

Intel Releases Updated Spectre Fixes For Broadwell and Haswell Chips
2018-02-28 14:59

Intel has issued stable microcode to help protect its Broadwell and Haswell chips from the Spectre Variant 2 security exploits.

Siemens Releases BIOS Updates to Patch Intel Chip Flaws
2018-02-28 14:24

Siemens has released BIOS updates for several of its industrial devices to patch vulnerabilities discovered recently in Intel chips, including Meltdown, Spectre and flaws affecting the company’s...

Intel Releases Spectre Patches for Broadwell, Haswell CPUs
2018-02-28 09:13

Intel has released new firmware updates for its Broadwell and Haswell processors to address the Spectre vulnerability. After the first round of Spectre patches released by the company caused more...

Intel releases Spectre 2 microcode updates for Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Skylake
2018-02-22 15:20

Intel has released to OEMs a new set of Spectre firmware updates. They include microcode for Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Skylake processors. “This represents our 6th, 7th, and 8th Generation Intel...

Intel Issues Updated Spectre Firmware Fixes For Newer Processors
2018-02-21 21:21

Intel has issued a firmware fix to help its Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake and Skylake processors address the Spectre security flaw.