Chrome 69 will take the next step to killing Flash, roll out new design
Flash will have to be enabled every time a site tries to use it. Continue reading Chrome 69 will take the next step to killing Flash, roll out new design
Author Archives: Peter Bright
Intel’s SGX blown wide open by, you guessed it, a speculative execution attack
Speculative execution attacks truly are the gift that keeps on giving. Continue reading Intel’s SGX blown wide open by, you guessed it, a speculative execution attack
Windows 10 to get disposable sandboxes for dodgy apps
Apps will be run in a virtual machine that’s discarded after use. Continue reading Windows 10 to get disposable sandboxes for dodgy apps
New Spectre attack enables secrets to be leaked over a network
It’s no longer necessary to run attacker code on the victim system. Continue reading New Spectre attack enables secrets to be leaked over a network
Microsoft offers extended support for Windows, SQL 2008—but with a catch
An extra three years of patches are being offered to in-cloud users. Continue reading Microsoft offers extended support for Windows, SQL 2008—but with a catch
New Spectre-like attack uses speculative execution to overflow buffers
Research is continuing to find new attack vectors. Continue reading New Spectre-like attack uses speculative execution to overflow buffers
Hyperthreading under scrutiny with new TLBleed crypto key leak
A new attack prompted OpenBSD’s developers to disable hyperthreading by default. Continue reading Hyperthreading under scrutiny with new TLBleed crypto key leak
New speculative-execution vulnerability strikes AMD, ARM, and Intel
Fortunately, existing fixes should provide the protection we need. Continue reading New speculative-execution vulnerability strikes AMD, ARM, and Intel
As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator
The browser is changing to flag the things that are dangerous, not the ones that are safe. Continue reading As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator
Microsoft claims to make Chrome safer with new extension
A purported Edge advantage is now available in Chrome. Continue reading Microsoft claims to make Chrome safer with new extension