![]() Solution Providers: It's Time To Restart The Clock On Spectre, Meltdown Patch Rollout Time Line Macs running older operating systems had lacked Meltdown protections that had already come to the current version of macOS, High Sierra. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich is pledging silicon-based fixes to address the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, which has raised a number of questions.Īpple Deploys Meltdown Security Updates For Macs Running Sierra And El Capitan Intel's CEO said during its fourth quarter earnings call that "security has always been a priority for us," on the heels of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws.ĥ Questions About Intel's Hardware Fix For Spectre And Meltdown Intel CEO Krzanich Pledges Hardware Fix Later This Year For Spectre, Meltdown Vulnerabilities Microsoft Deploys Windows Update To Help Undo Intel's Troubled Spectre PatchĬompanies including Microsoft are working to eliminate the 'unpredictable system behavior' caused by Intel's latest patches for the Spectre vulnerability. The top health care solution provider said hospitals are facing multi-million dollar hardware costs and a 40 percent application workload hit if they implement the patches. The new Xeon processor will be supported by system software updates that protect customers from the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws, said Intel.Ĭoretek: Hospitals Avoiding Spectre, Meltdown Patches Because of Performance Hit, High Cost Of Adding New Hardware Intel Intros Newest Xeon Processors With Built-In Spectre And Meltdown Patches The company's new production microcode updates address the Spectre security flaw for several Skylake-based platforms. Intel Releases New Spectre Microcode Updates For Skylake Processors The company says firmware updates will be available from OEMs for devices running the latest three generations of Intel Core processors. Intel Rolls Out Spectre Mitigations For Newer Processors To OEMs And Partners Updated microcode is now available for Intel's Broadwell and Haswell chips to protect against the Spectre vulnerability. Intel Brings Spectre Software Updates To Two Older Processor Lines Microcode patches are now available for Intel's Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge processor families. Intel Nears Completion On Spectre Patches With Latest Processor Updates Thirteen critical security vulnerabilities and manufacturer backdoors have been discovered throughout AMD's Epyc, Ryzen, Ryzen Pro and Ryzen Mobile processors, according to research firm CTS Labs. Spectre/Meltdown Part Two? Research Firm Audit Reveals Critical Flaws, Backdoors In Four AMD Processors Get all of CRN's coverage of the Spectre and Meltdown chip flaws, including the latest from Intel, here. ![]() ![]() The recent news that design flaws have left a gigantic portion of the world's computer processors vulnerable to two major exploits - Spectre and Meltdown - is unsurprisingly creating a lot of angst throughout the tech world.Īs vendors are finding themselves scrambling to release security patches, solution providers are grappling with the potential performance impacts these updates could have on their customer's computing environments.
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