Intel is fighting a battle between performance and security By Jarred Walton Tech Talk Why it took more than 10 years for many of these flaws to come to light.
New Intel security flaw affects CPUs as far back as 2008 By Jarred Walton News Researchers say the new MDS attacks are 'worse than Spectre.'
Researchers discover a new 'Spoiler' CPU flaw similar to Spectre, but Intel isn't fretting By Paul Lilly News Spoiler alert.
How to check CPU and system speed after the vulnerability fixes By Phil Iwaniuk InSpectre gadget See the effect Meltdown and Spectre have had on your PC.
Chrome's method of protecting against Spectre uses more RAM By Paul Lilly News Google's Chrome browser is better equipped to protect against side-channel attacks, but it comes at a cost.
Asus patches older Intel motherboards to protect against Spectre and Meltdown By Paul Lilly News New BIOS updates are available for several Intel 9-series motherboards.
AMD and Microsoft both release patches to protect against Spectre By Paul Lilly News Be on the lookout for updated BIOS releases from your motherboard manufacturer.
Intel decides to leave some older processor families vulnerable to Spectre By Paul Lilly News Intel has dropped Bloomfield and some other processor architectures from its Spectre/Meltdown microcode update roadmap.
Microsoft offers researchers some serious cash for rooting out Spectre-like bugs By Paul Lilly News Some bugs are worth as much as $250,000.
Intel to build hardware fixes into 8th Gen CPUs to protect against Spectre and Meltdown By Paul Lilly News These redesigned chips will ship later this year.
Microsoft is distributing a new microcode fix for Spectre vulnerability By Tom Li news The new patch includes fixes for “Branch Target Injection” vulnerability.
Intel is facing 32 lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities By Paul Lilly News The lawsuits are piling up.
This PowerPoint presentation does a good job explaining Spectre and Meltdown By Paul Lilly News Red Hat's Jon Masters breaks down the technical details of Spectre and Meltdown into digestible bits.
Windows 10 update includes a Spectre fix that plays nice with AMD systems By Paul Lilly News Microsoft is pushing a Spectre fix that, unlike a previous patch, will not cause older AMD systems to become unbootable.
Malware based on Meltdown and Spectre could be coming soon By Paul Lilly News It's only a matter of time.
Microsoft issues a Windows patch to disable Intel’s buggy Spectre fix By Paul Lilly News Patches on top of patches.
Intel hints that Cannon Lake and Ice Lake will not be affected by current exploits By Paul Lilly News Intel is making changes to its silicon to protect against Spectre and Meltdown.
System builders and OEMs recall botched Intel Spectre patches By Tom Li News Maybe hold off from updating until the air is clear.