Intel Adds Memory Encryption, Firmware Security to Ice Lake Chips

Intel’s addition of memory encryption to its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors matches AMD’s Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature. Continue reading Intel Adds Memory Encryption, Firmware Security to Ice Lake Chips

Intel Fixes Dangerous Plundervolt Vulnerability

Intel has quickly released a fix for the new and already infamous Plundervolt vulnerability found in Intel 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th generation processors, alongside Xeon Processor E3 v5 and v6, and Xeon Processor E-2100 and E-2200. Security researc… Continue reading Intel Fixes Dangerous Plundervolt Vulnerability

December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks. Continue reading December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

Plundervolt! A new Intel Processor ‘undervolting’ Vulnerability

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified a weakness in Intel’s processors: by ‘undervolting’ the CPU, Intel’s secure enclave technology becomes vulnerable to attack.

A little bit of undervolting can cause a lot of p… Continue reading Plundervolt! A new Intel Processor ‘undervolting’ Vulnerability