July 11, 2019

Intel patches SSD firmware and microprocessor diagnostic tool

Intel has issued security updates for two of its products which enterprise and expert users will want to patch as soon as possible.

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March 18, 2019

Intel releases patches for code execution vulnerabilities

Intel released patches last week, fixing a range of vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code on affected devices.

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February 28, 2019

Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals

Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.

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January 16, 2019

Intel patches another security flaw in SGX technology

Of the six advisories Intel released last week, the most interesting is a flaw discovered in the company’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX).

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January 14, 2019

USB-C Authentication sounds great, so why are people worried?

USB-C Authentication could banish USB threats forever, but it might also mean you're tied to buying ‘approved’ accessories.

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November 26, 2018

Spectre mitigation guts Linux 4.20 performance

One of Intel’s fixes for the Spectre variant 2 chip flaw appears to have taken a big bite out of the performance of the latest Linux kernel.

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November 08, 2018

Apple 0, José 3 – Man versus Megacorp! [PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security Podcast - enjoy!

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November 05, 2018

PortSmash attack steals secrets from Intel chips on the side

Researchers have developed an exploit that uses a feature in Intel chips to steal secret cryptographic keys.

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September 18, 2018

Intel releases firmware update for ME flaw

It’s only September and yet 2018 is well on its way to being remembered as the year of fixing flaws we didn’t realise were possible in hardware we’d never heard of.

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