Microsoft adds Meltdown-Spectre patch device check to Windows Analytics
Microsoft releases new Windows Analytics features to help IT pros deal with the Meltdown and Spectre cleanup.
Microsoft releases new Windows Analytics features to help IT pros deal with the Meltdown and Spectre cleanup.
It’s February, and with it comes the long-awaited Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. With weeks to go it may be a little late to
David Braue | 05 Feb | Read more
Dell and HP have taken heed of Intel's advice and pulled back BIOS updates with Intel fixes for the Spectre attack.
Intel offers OEMs an option to roll out an older patch doesn't cause reboots but removes Variant 2 Spectre mitigations.
Now Linux distributions can't reboot after Meltdown patch.
Here's how keep your computer safe from the nasty Meltdown and Spectre CPU security flaws.
Brad Chacos | 05 Jan | Read more
A nasty kernel bug has been discovered in Intel processors that could lead to serious slowdowns in PCs and Macs. Here's what we know about it so far.
Brad Chacos, Michael Simon | 04 Jan | Read more
Intel's 8th-generation Core chips include the capability to provide a two-factor authentication right from a PC, a recommended security practice that has historically required a phone.
Mark Hachman | 02 Sep | Read more
Although most consumers PCs are safe from Intel's Active Management vulnerability, some may actually have the hardware that's vulnerable. Here's how to check.
Gordon Mah Ung | 09 May | Read more
McAfee has officially spun out from Intel, dumping the name Intel Security and under new majority ownership that has deep pockets to help the company more aggressively acquire technology via mergers and acquisitions to supplement its home-grown innovations.
Tim Greene | 04 Apr | Read more
Intel Security has released a tool that allows users to check if their computer's low-level system firmware has been modified and contains unauthorized code.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Mar | Read more
A feature in Intel's Haswell CPUs can be abused to reliably defeat an anti-exploitation technology that exists in all major operating systems, researchers have found.
Lucian Constantin | 20 Oct | Read more
Twitter has suspended at least two accounts that were spreading links to spyware aimed at people who sympathise with terrorists.
Intel is weighing up whether to sell off its security group which is predominantly built on technologies acquired from antivirus firm McAfee, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
If you spend any time talking with people in the finance and banking sectors about technology, it’s inevitable you’ll end up in a discussion regarding blockchain.
Anthony Caruana | 26 May | Read more