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AMD rolls out CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches to protect against Spectre exploits |
April 11, 2018
Intel recently finished its barrage of CPU microcode updates designed to combat the nasty Spectre variant 2 exploit, and on Tuesday, AMD revealed its own plans to protect PCs against the flaw. (AMD processors aren’t vulnerable to Meltdown.)AMD’s announcement, penned by chief technical officer Mark Papermaster, released alongside Microsoft’s monthly “Patch Tuesday” update. It showcases how complex plugging Meltdown and Spectre’s security holes can be. Today’s Windows 10 updates include code containing Spectre variant 2 mitigations at an operating system level, similar to how a Windows update in early January protected against Specter variant 1.To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3268469/components-processors/amd-cpu-firmware-windows-10-patches-spectre.html#tk.rss_all
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