Google’s Chrome devs ponder limited options for thwarting Spectre attacks
Site isolation looks to be the only mitigation but it’s not perfect.
Site isolation looks to be the only mitigation but it’s not perfect.
Chip makers release patches but they'll customers will need to choose between security and performance.
Intel dials back Spectre patching after weighing up benefits.
AMD claims it's patches will have no impact on CPU performance, distinguishing the bugs from the Meltdown and Spectre issues.
Intel wraps up Meltdown-Spectre patching for all CPUs released in the past five years and has redesigned new Cascade Lake CPUs to mitigate the attacks.
AMD bug hunters offer an alternative to Google's 90-day disclosure deadline.
AMD's chips have serious vulnerabilities, according to a security research firm and a short-selling firm.
And more than triples the top award in its permanent bug bounty program to $100,000.
Microsoft releases new Windows Analytics features to help IT pros deal with the Meltdown and Spectre cleanup.
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.
Microsoft turns up the heat on misbehaving antivirus in the wake of Meltdown and Spectre.
Hacking Team is back in the news again. Last weekend, the person responsible for Hacking Team's meltdown posted a recap of the incident, including a detailed overview of how they hacked the Italian firm.
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