Security News

Google Releases Additional Meltdown Mitigations for Android
2018-05-09 11:52

As part of its May 2018 Android Security Bulletin, Google this week released additional mitigations for the Meltdown attack that impacts microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other vendors. read more

Meltdown Patch in Windows 10 Can Be Bypassed
2018-05-04 05:09

A researcher has discovered that a mitigation implemented by Microsoft in Windows 10 for the Meltdown vulnerability can be bypassed. The tech giant says it’s working on an update. According to...

Hackers can bypass Windows Meltdown patch, and early builds may be at risk
2018-05-03 16:12

Microsoft's Spectre/Meltdown patches for Windows 10 could be completely bypassed, and only users with the April 2018 Update are protected.

All Chrome OS Devices Now Protected Against Meltdown
2018-04-30 19:56

The latest version of Chrome OS now keeps all devices protected from Meltdown, Google says.   read more

Win 7, Server 2008 'Total Meltdown' exploit lands to pop admin shells
2018-04-26 03:03

Plus: Xen admins – you need to get patching your patches, too If you're not up-to-date with your Intel CPU Meltdown patches for Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2, get busy with that, because exploit...

IT must patch against Total Meltdown now: The source code is on GitHub
2018-04-25 13:37

A patch for Meltdown created an even bigger flaw for 64-bit Win7 and Server 2008 R2. Now, it's freely available.

How machine learning allowed one company to detect Meltdown and Spectre before Intel went public
2018-04-20 18:09

In-memory attacks are part of the next generation of exploits that cybersecurity experts need to guard against, and AI and machine learning can help.

Machine learning allowed this company to detect Meltdown and Spectre before Intel broke the news
2018-04-20 16:28

At RSA 2018, Bill Conner, CEO of SonicWall, talks to TechRepublic about how AI and machine learning can help companies guard against in-memory attacks.

Intel will not provide Spectre/Meltdown microcode updates for some processor families
2018-04-04 18:59

Intel has decided not to provide microcode updates to plug Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in a number of older processors. According to the last update (April 2, 2018) of the “Microcode...

We need to go deeper: Meltdown and Spectre flaws will force security further down the stack
2018-04-01 00:00

Turns out performance at all costs has been rather costly Around 2003, a computer security portent that had been cheerlessly simmering away for years suddenly came to the boil.…