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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.

New Meltdown and Spectre exploits have been built, but aren’t in the wild… yet
By Darren Allan published
White hat security experts have successfully leveraged one exploit on a MacBook with an Intel Core i7 CPU.

Intel has finally nailed the Spectre patch – but only for Skylake PCs
By Darren Allan published
Revamped fix is rolling out for Skylake processors, but other Intel CPUs are still in limbo.

Microsoft releases emergency update to disable Intel’s faulty Spectre patch
By Matt Hanson published
The fallout of the Spectre CPU vulnerability continues, with Microsoft hastily releasing an emergency patch to halt a faulty patch released by Intel.

Intel will release Meltdown and Spectre-proof processors later this year
By Darren Allan published
The chip giant is trying to get some more positive news out there regarding the battle against these huge CPU flaws.

US lawmakers grill Intel and company over the handling of Meltdown and Spectre
By Darren Allan published
Serious questions posed about the handling of the disclosure embargo for these massive bugs.
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