AMD Investigating Reports of 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Ryzen, EPYC Chips

Researchers on Tuesday disclosed over a dozen critical security vulnerabilities in several AMD chips, opening them up for attackers who want to steal sensitive data and install malware on AMD servers, workstations and laptops. Continue reading AMD Investigating Reports of 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Ryzen, EPYC Chips

Spectre-Inspired Attacks Can Steal Data from Intel SGX Enclaves

Researchers have developed new techniques inspired by the recent Spectre CPU vulnerability to completely compromise the confidentiality of hardware-based secure enclaves created with Intel’s Software Guard eXtensions (SGX). SGX is a feature prese… Continue reading Spectre-Inspired Attacks Can Steal Data from Intel SGX Enclaves

Top 3 ways to prevent Spectre and Meltdown

Data security is critical to the healthcare industry. Hospitals and clinics need to ensure medical records are protected at all times to stay HIPAA-compliant. But with Spectre and Meltdown affecting every server, all healthcare providers are at risk o… Continue reading Top 3 ways to prevent Spectre and Meltdown

March 5th 2018 resources update

Update to Ransomware Recovery and Prevention For Tripwire, Paul Norris writes about How PCI/DSS Compliance Can Protect Your Systems against New Ransomware Threats. His take on the history of ransomware is a little wobbly, and I’m not su… Continue reading March 5th 2018 resources update