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Two major security flaws have been found in modern computer processors, potentially impacting nearly all modern computers in the world. All Macs and iOS devicesalong with most Windows PC and Android devices are potentially susceptible to the critical security flaws, named Meltdown and Spectre. Theore...
Major Linux redesign in the works to deal with Intel security flaw A serious security memory problem in all Intel chips has led to Linux's developers resetting how to deal with memory. The result will be a more secure, but -- as Linux creator Linus Torvalds says -- slower operating syste...
This is not a fast process, with data extraction running at a mere couple of thousand bytes per second in the researchers' test code. But that's more than enough for security keys and the like, which can then be used to unlock everything. None of these techniques can alter data directly...
Windows, Linux, and macOS have all receivedsecurity patchesthat significantly alter how the operating systems handle virtual memory in order to protect against a hitherto undisclosed flaw. This is more than a little notable; it has been clear that Microsoft and the Linux kernel developers h...
The flaw has been confirmed to affect Illumos, Intel, Red Hat, SUSE Linux, Triton Data Center, and Xen. AMD, in abulletin, said it's "not aware of any impact" on its products. The disclosure comes weeks after IBM and VUSec detailedGhostRace(CVE-2024-2193), a variant of Spectre v1...
“performance impact from the software updates may initially be higher” on some workloads, but the wording was still vague and confusing. Intel promised updates for 90 percent of processor products introduced in the past five years by the end of this week to fix the security problems. Th...
You’ve probably heard something about “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” perhaps even in the mainstream media, and you likely heard that it has something to do with an Intel security flaw. But do you know how it affectsyourApple devices—your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or ...
Security researchers at Google Project Zero recently discovered‘worst’ CPU bugs Meltdown and Spectre. The security flaw has affected virtually all modern computing devices including all the Apple iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.Apple said, “All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but...
Since the news broke on January 3, Meltdown and Spectre have been covered by a wide range of publications, with many vendors and analysts weighing in on the flaws and their potential impact. For example, Google offers detailed coverage in theirsecurity blog. The good news ...