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Intel has been working on the “OneAPI Project” for a long time now. It is a unified programming model that aims to simplify application development across different computing architectures. However, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang doubts the viability of Intel’s unreleased OneAPI model. At Nvidia’s Q2 2019 earning reveal, Huang slammed Intel’s ongoing project. Huang said […]
So guys, what are some ways to check CPU temperature of your machine? Yeah, having an idea about how hot your device could get is more of a necessity than a fun task. You might have heard about the various computer temperature monitor tools that you can install on your computer to monitor the temperature […]
Garbage collection is a process that is always working in the background to delete redundant data from applications to free up extra memory space. The process of garbage collection is supposed to relieve programmers from doing the job manually. However, the CPU consumes a lot of computational power (10% or more) to accomplish automated tasks. To […]
The flaw is present in all Intel generations after the first generation of Intel Core A speculative execution vulnerability (dubbed Spoiler) has been found in several generations of Intel CPUs, report network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security. The flaw could be exploited with a malicious JavaScript hosted on […]
Cryptocurrency online mining practice has become very popular According to cyber security organization specialists, one in every 500 of the one million most visited websites according to Alexa contains cryptocurrency mining software based on the network that begins a mining process as soon as the website is opened in the browser; yet, despite having become a common […]
Security fraternity is still dealing with the adverse consequences and versatile range of threats caused by the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. But, to add to their misery, there is another possibly worst hardware flaw detected by security researchers in Intel chips. This flaw, dubbed as Foreshadow, can obtain information even from the most secured components […]
Apparently the leak is due to an unsecured bucket Amazon Web Services GoDaddy is the most recent victim of cybercriminals groups and has joined a long list of companies that saw their confidential data leaked by Amazon S3 buckets without the necessary security measures. GoDaddy, the world’s leading domain name registration platform, has more than 18 million […]
What we know so far about Spectre attacks is that it relies upon execution of malicious code. The code is executed on computers having speculative-execution design flaws in processor chip; once a device is compromised, it becomes possible to obtain sensitive data such as passwords, PINs, and keys. Such data is usually stored in the […]
The entire tech industry was shaken after the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre, critical security bugs that were found in almost all modern computer processors, and the aftershocks are still being observed. Chrome is the newest victim of the collateral damage that these bugs have brought forth. Reportedly, Google Chrome 67 has now enabled Site […]
The bug bounty program will remain open until December 31st, 2018. Recently, the identification of serious CPU flaws called Spectre and Meltdown shook the tech community. Although the gravity of damage has been controlled considerably still there is room for mitigation. Perhaps that’s the reason why Microsoft has decided to roll out a new bug bounty […]
Recently, a French startup Quarnot introduced a cryptomining heater that is capable of paying for itself at some point through harnessing huge reserves of heat that get generated while CPU is busy mining for the cryptocurrency. Labeled as Quarnot’s QC1, the heater is said to keep your house warm during the torturous winter season and […]
Hackers could be close to developing malware that exploits flaws, suggests a German cybersecurity firm. AV-Test, an independent German antivirus testing and security software company, has managed to identify nearly 139 malware samples that most probably indicate growing craze among cybercriminals to exploit the recently discovered CPU bugs Meltdown and Spectre. However, the majority of […]
Spectre & Meltdown Checker A simple shell script to tell if your Linux installation is vulnerable against the 3 “speculative execution” CVEs that were made public early 2018. Without options, it’ll inspect your currently running kernel. You can also specify a kernel image on the command line, if you’d like to inspect a kernel you’re […]
One of the biggest names in IT industry, Intel, has verified a report stating that some microprocessors have been built containing flaws in their design, leaving them vulnerable to hacking . According to reports, every computer that contains microprocessors of Intel from the last decade seems to be affected due to a ‘bug’ that enables […]
Just yesterday, a report from The Register disclosed a massive security screwup on behalf of Intel, which impacted nearly all chips manufactured in the past ten years. It was also reported that future patches released by the developers of Windows and Linux kernel could reduce the performance of devices up to 5-30%. That’s a lot. […]
Almost all Intel Processors Generations are impacted by the flaw while Intel CPUs are facing 30% performance hit. A Linux kernel development site LWN has reported that there is a serious hardware bug in modern Intel CPUs due to which an attacker can access low-level kernel memory. The memory normally is protected from higher level access from […]
Norwegian browser maker Opera has launched the beta version of Opera 50, the first popular browser to integrate a built-in cryptocurrency-mining blocker. The feature offers a new defense against the rise of cryptojacking or browser-based cryptocurrency miners that use a site visitor’s CPU without gaining the owner’s consent. Crooks are increasingly hiding JavaScript miners on […]
Over 500 million computer are mining cryptoCurrency in their browsers without users knowledge by 100 of the website by injecting mining scripts in their browsers by secretly hijacks visitors CPU’s. Crypto mining is not something like malware or any other malicious payload but its used by many top ranking websites for injecting a mining JavaScript […]
Short Bytes: The Linux kernel is the most used piece of software in the history of computing. It’s everywhere. It’s in computers, servers, phones, TVs, set-top boxes, submarines, airplanes, self-driving cars, and it even runs the International Space Station. But how does it work? That’s more than a mouthful, so I’ll try to break it up […]
Researchers are working on a new CPU chip design that will extend the fight against malware at the hardware level in an attempt to bolster computers, mobiles, and other devices against the rising wave of security threats. The work is being carried out by two teams of researchers from the Binghamton University and the University […]
Company also doesn’t support encryption backdoors. Via a statement from Steve Grobman, Chief Technology Officer for Intel Security, Intel has denied claims made by hardware security expert Damien Zammit, who detailed a secret subsystem in Intel x86 CPUs that could have the ability to function as a secret backdoor. The issue brought up by Zammit revolves […]