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AMD has patched its processors to defend against Spectre
By Darren Allan published
AMD’s Spectre fixes are being rolled out for CPUs dating back to 2011.
Intel won’t patch some of its older processors against Meltdown and Spectre
By Darren Allan published
Updated One big problem is that it isn’t actually possible to mitigate against one Spectre variant with the chips in question.
Intel 8th-gen CPUs with baked-in Meltdown protection to land later in 2018
By Darren Allan published
Intel 8th-gen processors will soon be truly immune to Meltdown and one flavor of Spectre.
Microsoft offers a huge cash reward to stop the next Meltdown or Spectre
By Darren Allan published
Think you could exorcise the next Spectre-like vulnerability? If so, you could pocket $250,000.
Microsoft rolls out Meltdown and Spectre fixes for Windows 7 and 8.1
By Darren Allan published
Software giant is also offering more fixes on the hardware front in the form of Intel’s CPU microcode patches.
Microsoft joins forces with Intel to beat Spectre
By Darren Allan published
Windows 10 users can now grab Intel’s patch for Skylake CPUs if their hardware manufacturer has yet to deploy it.
Intel’s Spectre fix is now good to go for Broadwell and Haswell processors
By Darren Allan published
Roll-out follows the deployment of working patches for Skylake and newer CPUs last week.
Intel releases Spectre patches for not just Skylake, but Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake processors
By Darren Allan published
But those with Broadwell or earlier generation CPUs are still waiting for revamped fixes.
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