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Almost all modern CPUs use Speculative Execution as a means to improve performance and efficiency. Your computer’s processor performs tons of calculations in advance and chooses the correct one according to a program’s flow. It makes sense as an idle CPU is undoubtedly a wasted resource. When it comes to Linux creator Linus Torvalds, he […]
When the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in Intel chips were disclosed earlier this year, security researchers called it a loophole so big that it’ll keep leaking for some considerable time in the future as well. Over the course of following months, that prediction turned out to be true and we are still witnessing similar […]
In the computer security world, once a vulnerability is found it doesn’t take much longer for the security researchers to find similar flaws and propose new attack mechanisms. The researchers at College of William and Mary, University of California Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, and Binghamton University, have found a new Spectre-like attack. Before I go ahead and […]
Almost all Intel processors produced during the past 10 years are having a major security hole that could make way for some serious attacks. As per a report from The Register, the Linux and Windows kernels are being forced to undergo a significant redesign, which could result in a performance drop. While all the detailed […]