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Intel’s hardware-based Spectre mitigations won’t protect against variant 4 (or later)

A few months ago Intel promised that it would start shipping processors with hardware-based protections against the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in the second half of 2018. That will include upcoming 8th-gen Intel Core processors and Intel Xeon chips based on the new “Cascade Lake” architecture. But while those chips will offer hardware-based protections against […]

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AMD releases Spectre variant 2 patches to hardware and software partners

Intel has been pushing out software updates since the start of the year aimed at reducing the risks posed by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affecting most of the company’s recent chips. But Intel processors aren’t the only ones affected. While AMD notes that its chips are not susceptible to Meltdown-based attacks, the company says […]

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Intel rolls out Spectre updates for 6th, 7th, and 8th-gen Core chips

Intel is rolling out more microcode updates to help protect computers using its latest chips from Spectre-related attacks. Earlier this month the company released a stable update for PCs with 6th-gen Intel Core “Skylake” processors. Now updates are also available for 7th-gen “Kaby Lake” chips and 8th-gen “Coffee Lake” and “Kaby Lake Refresh” processors. Intel […]