Security News

New SWAPGS Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses
2019-08-07 13:55

Researchers demonstrate a new side-channel attack that bypass mitigations against Spectre and Meltdown.

OpenSSH adds protection against Spectre, Meltdown, RAMBleed
2019-06-24 12:10

OpenSSH, a widely used suite of programs for secure (SSH protocol-based) remote login, has been equipped with protection against side-channel attacks that could allow attackers to extract private...

Why MDS vulnerabilities present a threat as serious as Spectre and Meltdown
2019-05-15 18:00

Microarchitectural Data Sampling are CPU side-channel vulnerabilities that allow attackers to view in-flight data from CPU-internal buffers. Learn more about MDS attacks in this comprehensive guide.

Perpetual 'Meltdown': Security in the Post-Spectre Era
2019-03-28 17:18

SonicWall's Bill Conner on Side-Channel Attacks and Other Emerging ThreatsThe information security world has been beset by the emergence of multiple side-channel attacks, including Meltdown,...

'This collaboration is absolutely critical going forward'... One positive thing about Meltdown CPU hole? At least it put aside tech rivalries...
2019-02-15 07:12

Execs, experts hope this cooperation continues to hold for the next big bug A panel of eggheads from Intel, the US government, and academia held court this week to figure how they can keep the...

Boffin suggests taking the ostrich approach for Spectre-Meltdown-grade processor flaws, other security holes: Don't say anything public – zip it
2019-02-04 22:36

Prof asks: What good comes from letting everyone know a vulnerability exists? A computer engineering professor has an interesting idea for how to handle the public disclosure of serious...

Boffin suggests Trappist monk approach for Spectre-Meltdown-grade processor flaws, other security holes: Don't say anything public – zip it
2019-02-04 22:36

Prof asks: What good comes from letting everyone know a vulnerability exists? A computer engineering professor has an interesting idea for how to handle the public disclosure of serious...

Spectre and Meltdown explained: New variants and more efficient patches
2019-02-01 20:32

Learn about these uniquely dangerous vulnerabilities as TechRepublic's James Sanders discusses up-to-date info on the latest variants and best mitigation strategies to minimize performance impact.

Spectre and Meltdown explained: A comprehensive guide for professionals
2019-02-01 13:52

Staying up to date on Spectre and Meltdown can be challenging. This guide includes in-depth explanations about these uniquely dangerous security vulnerabilities and the best mitigation solutions.

A year after Spectre and Meltdown, how well do patches work?
2018-12-21 11:00

Attempts to mitigate the landmark vulnerabilities have caused crashes, sudden reboots, and performance degradations. Here's the progress report on the Spectre and Meltdown solution.