Spectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget
Spectre, a seemingly never ending menace to processors, is back in the limelight once again thanks to the Universal Read Gadget. First seen …
Intel’s new SGX Card expands access to its secure enclave technology
SGX stands for Secure Guard Extensions. It’s a set of instruction codes programmed into Intel’s Xeon E server processors that can …
Microsoft publishes security alert on IIS bug that causes 100% CPU usage spikes
The Microsoft Security Response Center published yesterday a security advisory about a denial of service (DOS) issue impacting IIS …
Modern CPUs Likely Permanently Haunted by Spectre Security Flaws
Ever since the Spectre and Meltdown series of security flaws were disclosed, there have been questions about just how secure the modern …
‘This collaboration is absolutely critical going forward’… One positive thing about Meltdown CPU hole? At least it put aside tech
A panel of eggheads from Intel, the US government, and academia held court this week to figure how they can keep the likes of El Reg from …
Sprint To Stop Selling Location Data to Third Parties After Motherboard Investigation
Last week, Motherboard revealed that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint had been selling their customers’ real-time location data that ultimately …
AT&T to Stop Selling Location Data to Third Parties After Motherboard Investigation
On Tuesday, Motherboard revealed that T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint were all selling their customers’ phone location data that ultimately …
Supermicro: We told you the tampering claims were false
Computer manufacturer Supermicro is still trying to lay to rest reports that the Chinese government tampered with its equipment to spy on …
Super Micro says audit found no trace of Chinese spy chips on its boards
hardware builder Super Micro has delivered another effort to prove to the public its machines were not bugged by the Chinese government. …
Supermicro says outside audit found no spy chips in motherboards
These allegations caused a major stir. Supermicro is one of the biggest motherboard makers in the world and its products ship with servers …
Supermicro says outside audit found no evidence of spy chips in motherboards
These allegations caused a major stir. Supermicro is one of the biggest motherboard makers in the world and its products ship with servers …
In case you’re not already sick of Spectre… Boffins demo Speculator tool for sniffing out data-leaking CPU holes
Analysis You’ve patched your Intel, AMD, Power, and Arm gear to crush those pesky data-leaking speculative execution processor bugs, right? …
Researchers discover SplitSpectre, a new Spectre-like CPU attack
Three academics from Northeastern University and three researchers from IBM Research have discovered a new variation of the Spectre CPU …
KingMiner Malware Targets Windows Servers and Uses 100% CPU To Mine Monero
KingMiner malware targets Windows server and utilizes entire CPU resources to mine Monero. The malware primarily targets Microsoft Servers …
Spectre and Meltdown CPU Vulnerability Test and Microcode Update on Linux
One way to block these attacks is to empty the memory caches at certain times, eliminating exfiltrated information before the attacker can …
7 New Meltdown and Spectre-type CPU Flaws Affect Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs
Disclosed earlier this year, potentially dangerous Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that affected a large family of modern processors …
Advanced tools: Process Hacker
Process Hacker is a very valuable tool for advanced users. It can help them to troubleshoot problems or learn more about specific processes …
Uni cans crypto-mining CPU raid by switching off whole IT network
A Canadian university took the drastic measure of shutting down its entire network after some of its computers were infected with …