[Guide] How to Protect Your Devices Against Meltdown and Spectre Attacks

Recently uncovered two huge processor vulnerabilities called Meltdown and Spectre have taken the whole world by storm, while vendors are rushing out to patch the vulnerabilities in its products.

The issues apply to all modern processors and affect nea… Continue reading [Guide] How to Protect Your Devices Against Meltdown and Spectre Attacks

Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Unlike the initial reports suggested about Intel chips being vulnerable to some severe ‘memory leaking’ flaws, full technical details about the vulnerabilities have now been emerged, which revealed that almost every modern processor since 1995 is vulne… Continue reading Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance

UPDATE: Researchers have finally disclosed complete technical details of two kernel side-channel attacks, Meltdown and Spectre—which affect not only Intel but also systems and devices running AMD, ARM processors—allowing attackers to steal sensitive da… Continue reading Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance

Critical Flaws in Intel Processors Leave Millions of PCs Vulnerable

In past few months, several research groups have uncovered vulnerabilities in the Intel remote administration feature known as the Management Engine (ME) which could allow remote attackers to gain full control of a targeted computer.

Now, Intel has ad… Continue reading Critical Flaws in Intel Processors Leave Millions of PCs Vulnerable

PCs with Intel Server Chipsets, Launched Since 2010, Can be Hacked Remotely

Updated: Since the below-reported vulnerability is highly critical and it would take a few weeks for sysadmins to protect their enterprise network, the research team has not yet disclosed the technical details of the vulnerability.

Meanwhile, I have t… Continue reading PCs with Intel Server Chipsets, Launched Since 2010, Can be Hacked Remotely

Microsoft Started Blocking Windows 7/8.1 Updates For PCs Running New Processors

You might have heard the latest news about Microsoft blocking new security patches and updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users running the latest processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and others.

Don’t panic, this new policy doesn’t mean that all … Continue reading Microsoft Started Blocking Windows 7/8.1 Updates For PCs Running New Processors

China develops the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer without US chips

China beats its own record with the World’s fastest supercomputer.

Sunway TaihuLight, a newly built supercomputer from China, now ranks as the world’s most powerful machine.

During the International Supercomputer Conference in Germany on Monday, Top5… Continue reading China develops the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer without US chips