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How to protect your PC against the major ‘Meltdown’ CPU security flaw
Everything we know so far
By Tom Warren@tomwarren Jan 4, 2018, 8:12am EST
Details have emerged on two major processor security flaws this week, and the industry is scrambling to issue fixes and secure machines for customers. Dubbed “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” the flaws affect nearly every device made in the past 20 years.
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The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to compromise the privileged memory of a processor by exploiting the way processes run in parallel. They also allow an attacker to use JavaScript code running in a browser to access memory in the attacker’s process. That memory content could contain key strokes, passwords, and other valuable information.
Here’s a quick step-by-step checklist to follow for now:
-Update to the latest version of Chrome (on January 23rd) or Firefox 57 if you use either browser.
-Check Windows Update and ensure KB4056892 is installed for Windows 10.
-Check your PC OEM website for support information and firmware updates and apply any immediately.
How to protect your PC against the major ‘Meltdown’ CPU security flaw
Everything we know so far
By Tom Warren@tomwarren Jan 4, 2018, 8:12am EST
Details have emerged on two major processor security flaws this week, and the industry is scrambling to issue fixes and secure machines for customers. Dubbed “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” the flaws affect nearly every device made in the past 20 years.
...
The vulnerabilities allow an attacker to compromise the privileged memory of a processor by exploiting the way processes run in parallel. They also allow an attacker to use JavaScript code running in a browser to access memory in the attacker’s process. That memory content could contain key strokes, passwords, and other valuable information.
Here’s a quick step-by-step checklist to follow for now:
-Update to the latest version of Chrome (on January 23rd) or Firefox 57 if you use either browser.
-Check Windows Update and ensure KB4056892 is installed for Windows 10.
-Check your PC OEM website for support information and firmware updates and apply any immediately.
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