WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches
The planned threading in shared memory update gives bad actors a way around the timer mitigations released by browser vendors. READ MORE HERE…
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Google Patches 34 Browser Bugs in Chrome 67, Adds Spectre Fixes
Google has rolled out its newest browser version (Chrome 67.0.3396.62) for Windows, Mac and Linux this week with new security fixes and biometric features. READ MORE HERE…
Intel’s ‘Virtual Fences’ Spectre Fix Won’t Protect Against Variant 4
The new hardware-based protections Intel announced earlier in March it was embedding into new chips will only protect against Spectre and Meltdown – but not the newly disclosed Variant 4, sources said. READ MORE HERE…
Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon
Yet another speculative execution side channel flaw has been disclosed in processors – and security experts warn that more may be out there. READ MORE HERE…
Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon
Yet another speculative execution side channel flaw has been disclosed in processors – and security experts warn that more may be out there. READ MORE HERE…
Intel Responds to Spectre-Like Flaw In CPUs
Intel on Monday acknowledged that its processors are vulnerable to another Spectre-like speculative execution side channel flaw that could allow attackers to access information. READ MORE HERE…
Report: Intel Facing New Spectre-Like Security Flaws
Intel may be facing as many as eight new Spectre-level vulnerabilities in its chips, a German magazine alleges. Read More HERE…