• Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 16th, 2018
Use This App to Check for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs, Determine Update Slowdown

Use This App to Check for Meltdown & Spectre Bugs, Determine Update Slowdown

Little tool helps stay protected against the two bugs

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 16th, 2018
Apple Sued Over Meltdown and Spectre Patches for iPhone, iPad

Apple Sued Over Meltdown and Spectre Patches for iPhone, iPad

Lawsuit: Apple knew about bugs before public disclosure

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 16th, 2018
Windows Users Targeted by Fake Meltdown and Spectre Update

Windows Users Targeted by Fake Meltdown and Spectre Update

The patch deploys malware on unsecured hosts

New Intel Security Vulnerability Discovered, Millions of Laptops Affected

New Intel Security Vulnerability Discovered, Millions of Laptops Affected

The vulnerability fiasco continues for Intel with new bug

Google: Our Meltdown and Spectre Patches Don’t Slow Down Devices

Google: Our Meltdown and Spectre Patches Don’t Slow Down Devices

The company started patching the flaws in September

  • Surface
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 12th, 2018
Microsoft Releases Surface Firmware Updates to Patch Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

Microsoft Releases Surface Firmware Updates to Patch Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

All but one supported Surface models getting updates

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 12th, 2018
Microsoft Re-Issues KB4056894, KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre) for Some AMD Chips

Microsoft Re-Issues KB4056894, KB4056892 (Meltdown & Spectre) for Some AMD Chips

Meltdown and Spectre updates now available for some AMD computers originally impacted by patch issues

Intel Confirms Meltdown & Spectre Updates Bug Causing System Reboots

Intel Confirms Meltdown & Spectre Updates Bug Causing System Reboots

Broadwell and Haswell chips likely to experience bugs

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 11th, 2018
Intel Admits Meltdown and Spectre Patches Slow Down PCs

Intel Admits Meltdown and Spectre Patches Slow Down PCs

“Performance impact should not be significant”

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 11th, 2018
Free App Can Quickly Check If Your PC Is Vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre

Free App Can Quickly Check If Your PC Is Vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre

Ashampoo releases Spectre and Meltdown bug checker

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 11th, 2018
iPhones Significantly Slowed Down by Spectre Security Update

iPhones Significantly Slowed Down by Spectre Security Update

Apple’s iPhone receives performance hit following patch

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 11th, 2018
Apple Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patches for Safari Technology Preview

Apple Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patches for Safari Technology Preview

Version 47 now available for download for developers

NVIDIA Releases Meltdown and Spectre Updates

NVIDIA Releases Meltdown and Spectre Updates

NVIDIA GPU hardware immune to the flaws, company says

Just Like Windows, Ubuntu Hit by Boot Issues Due to Meltdown & Spectre Patches

Just Like Windows, Ubuntu Hit by Boot Issues Due to Meltdown & Spectre Patches

Canonical released kernel update to address the bugs

Microsoft Releases New Security Updates for Windows, Office

Microsoft Releases New Security Updates for Windows, Office

This month’s Patch Tuesday addresses a total of 55 vulnerabilities, with four publicly-disclosed flaws included

Microsoft Confirms Meltdown and Spectre Updates Slow Down Windows PCs

Microsoft Confirms Meltdown and Spectre Updates Slow Down Windows PCs

The impact is barely noticeable in some cases, but it has a bigger effect on older systems running Windows 7 and 8.1

Microsoft Troubleshooting Guides for Bad Meltdown and Spectre Windows Updates

Microsoft Troubleshooting Guides for Bad Meltdown and Spectre Windows Updates

Company offers basic info to deal with issues caused by the botched Windows update shipped to AMD PCs

 
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