Security News

The Effects of the Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities
2018-01-26 12:12

On January 3, the world learned about a series of major security vulnerabilities in modern microprocessors. Called Spectre and Meltdown, these vulnerabilities were discovered by several different...

Expect More Cybersecurity 'Meltdowns'
2018-01-24 14:18

After Meltdown and Spectre, Researchers Will Pummel Microprocessors for FlawsTechnology giants are still struggling to identify what's at risk from the Spectre and Meltdown flaws in modern CPUs,...

Apple Patches Meltdown Flaw in Older Versions of macOS
2018-01-24 13:09

Apple on Tuesday released security updates for a majority of its products, and it patched the vulnerability that allows Meltdown attacks in earlier versions of its Mac operating system. read more

Intel Halts Spectre/Meltdown Patching for Broadwell and Haswell Systems
2018-01-23 16:22

Widespread reports of reboot issues on some Intel systems force the chip giant to pump the brakes on rolling out patches for side-channel vulnerabilities.

Risks to ICS Environments From Spectre and Meltdown Attacks
2018-01-23 13:41

The recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, which affect hardware running in the majority of the world’s computing devices have made headlines recently. The list of at risk...

Intel Warns Users Not to Install Its 'Faulty' Meltdown and Spectre Patches
2018-01-23 12:03

Don't install Intel's patches for Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities. Intel on Monday warned that you should stop deploying its current versions of Spectre/Meltdown patches, which Linux...

Intel Halts Spectre, Meltdown CPU Patches Over Unstable Code
2018-01-22 23:29

Intel on Monday said that users should stop deploying patches for the “Spectre” and “Meltdown” chip vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers earlier this month, saying the patches could cause...

Intel Says Firmware Fixes for Spectre and Meltdown Affecting Newer Chips
2018-01-18 15:53

Intel says its firmware updates for Meltdown and Spectre are causing additional reboots and hits to performance.

Intel Confirms Fresh Spectre, Meltdown Patch Problems
2018-01-18 12:48

Latest CPUs Also Suffer From Frequent Rebooting ProblemIntel says firmware updates it developed to help protect users against the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities have been causing not just...

Oracle Fixes Spectre, Meltdown Flaws With Critical Patch Update
2018-01-17 12:32

Oracle on Tuesday released its first Critical Patch Update for 2018 to deliver 237 new security fixes across its product portfolio. Over half of the addressed vulnerabilities could be remotely...