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New Spectre-style attack discovered
Security experts are constantly discovering new potential threats, and quite recently, they’ve found a new type of Spectre-style attack more dangerous than the original. Here’s a quick rundown of the new Spectre variant. Spectre 101 For those who don’t know, …
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Tagged 2018august7security_b, computer chip, intrusion prevention systems, netspectre, network, patching, security, spectre, vulnerability
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Beware of the Meltdown and Spectre patches
Hardware flaws affect browser security
In the first week of 2018, security researchers announced that modern computer processors have a fundamental flaw called Spectre. If exploited, hackers could gain access to systems that store confidential information. And the most vulnerable to these attacks are outdated …
Posted in Web & Cloud
Tagged 2018january19webandcloud_b, chrome, edge, firefox, processor, safari, security, spectre, speculative execution, web browsers
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