Security News

Bad docs and blue screens make Microsoft suspend Spectre patch for AMD machines
2018-01-09 15:31

Blue screen crashes on decade-old AMD chips seem to be widespread.

Apple Adds Spectre Protections to Safari, WebKit
2018-01-09 06:09

Updates released by Apple on Monday for iOS, macOS and Safari should mitigate the effects of the vulnerabilities exploited by the recently disclosed attack method named Spectre. read more

Apple Releases Spectre Patches for Safari, macOS and iOS
2018-01-08 21:57

Apple releases patches addressing the Spectre vulnerability impacting its macOS, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Qualcomm Working on Mitigations for Spectre, Meltdown
2018-01-08 08:36

Qualcomm has confirmed that some of its products are affected by the recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, but the company says mitigations are being deployed. read more

Week in review: Meltdown, Spectre, online tracking, and cryptojacking
2018-01-08 04:24

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Meltdown and Spectre: Data theft hardware bugs affect most modern CPUs A design flaw in most moder processors can be...

Experts Weigh In On Spectre Patch Challenges
2018-01-08 04:21

Mitigating Spectre and Meltdown flaws won't be easy, but experts say exploits targeting Spectre will be hard to patch against.

Spectre and Meltdown Attacks Against Microprocessors
2018-01-05 20:22

The security of pretty much every computer on the planet has just gotten a lot worse, and the only real solution -- which of course is not a solution -- is to throw them all away and buy new ones....

Browser makers move to mitigate risk of Spectre browser attacks
2018-01-05 16:24

Apple has confirmed that it has already pushed out security updates for iOS, macOS and tvOS that mitigate the danger of users being affected by Meltdown attacks. (watchOS did not require...

Ubuntu Preps Patches for Meltdown, Spectre CPU Flaws
2018-01-05 14:27

Ubuntu security updates planned for January 9 will patch the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilties, Canonical has announced. read more

Industry Reactions to Meltdown, Spectre Attacks: Feedback Friday
2018-01-05 13:58

Researchers disclosed this week the details of two new attack methods allowing malicious actors to gain access to sensitive information stored in a device’s memory by exploiting security holes in...