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01-05-2018, 09:27 AM
Those huge CPU vulnerabilities, Meltdown and Spectre, explained
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By now you've probably heard. A large portion of the world's computer processors are vulnerable to at least one of two exploits (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/intel-processor-vulnerability/) that render them susceptible to hackers. But what, exactly, is going on — and what can you do to protect yourself?
While the answer to the first question is complicated, thankfully the answer to the second isn't. It turns out that companies like Google (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/google-spectre-meltdown-fixes?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) and Microsoft (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/microsoft-patch-processor-vulnerability/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) have been working behind the scenes to create patches for what the security community has named Meltdown and Spectre.*
SEE ALSO: Here's what every Chrome user should do in the wake of #Spectre (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/google-chrome-spectre-precaution-meltdown/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
But we're not out of the woods yet, and, depending on your operating system, you still need to take some proactive measures to make sure your data is safe.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/spectre-meltdown-explained/)
More about Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Apple (http://mashable.com/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Android (http://mashable.com/category/android/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Microsoft (http://mashable.com/category/microsoft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Hackers (http://mashable.com/category/hackers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/lSwLTPePJ7k
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By now you've probably heard. A large portion of the world's computer processors are vulnerable to at least one of two exploits (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/intel-processor-vulnerability/) that render them susceptible to hackers. But what, exactly, is going on — and what can you do to protect yourself?
While the answer to the first question is complicated, thankfully the answer to the second isn't. It turns out that companies like Google (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/google-spectre-meltdown-fixes?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) and Microsoft (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/microsoft-patch-processor-vulnerability/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) have been working behind the scenes to create patches for what the security community has named Meltdown and Spectre.*
SEE ALSO: Here's what every Chrome user should do in the wake of #Spectre (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/google-chrome-spectre-precaution-meltdown/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
But we're not out of the woods yet, and, depending on your operating system, you still need to take some proactive measures to make sure your data is safe.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/spectre-meltdown-explained/)
More about Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Apple (http://mashable.com/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Android (http://mashable.com/category/android/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Microsoft (http://mashable.com/category/microsoft/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Hackers (http://mashable.com/category/hackers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/lSwLTPePJ7k