Security News

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...

Red Hat Pulls Spectre Patches Due to Instability
2018-01-22 15:38

Red Hat has decided to pull microcode patches for one variant of the Spectre exploit after users complained that updates had caused their systems to stop booting. read more

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...

Spectre and Meltdown patches causing trouble as realistic attacks get closer
2018-01-15 21:05

Driver incompatibilities and microcode problems are both being reported.

Fake Meltdown/Spectre Patch Installs Malware
2018-01-15 16:10

Cybercriminals are already taking advantage of the massive attent read more

Week in review: WPA3, Intel AMT vulnerability, Meltdown and Spectre attack detection
2018-01-15 01:08

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: CBP releases new guidelines on phone, laptop searches at US borders The US Customs and Border Protection agency...

Meltdown and Spectre: To patch or to concentrate on attack detection?
2018-01-12 23:43

Patching to protect machines against Meltdown and Spectre attacks is going slow, and the provided patches, in some instances, lead to more problems than just slowdowns. In fact, Intel has admitted...