By Joe Osborne
Intel claims to have already nipped this whole Meltdown and Spectre security hole problem in the bud, according to its latest press release on the matter. Within, Intel states that its next batch of security updates to its processors will grant them immunity to the exploits.
“Intel has developed and is rapidly issuing updates for all types of Intel-based computer systems — including personal computers and servers — that render those systems immune from both exploits (referred to as “Spectre” and “Meltdown”) reported by Google Project Zero.”
The release goes on to tout the ‘great progress’ Intel has made in just days since news of these security flaws was broken by Google Project Zero, a team of security analysts employed by Google tasked with finding zero-day vulnerabilities. By Intel’s measure, more than 90% of devices running on Intel hardware will be immune to the flaws by the end of next week.
Of course, this news comes after Intel has already released updates directly to its processors to combat these security holes. (Which it still says hasn’t tangibly affected performance for the majority of its audience.) This statement from Intel is aimed to double down on reassuring users that the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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