Downfall attacks can gather passwords, encryption keys from Intel processors
A variety of Intel Core processors and the devices using them are vulnerable to “Downfall”, a new class of attacks made possible by CVE-2022-40982, which enables …
SAP unveils its financial results and increases revenue, profit outlook
SAP announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. “We’re seeing strong adoption of our cloud portfolio as customers select SAP for …
QCT Orqestra enables hyperscale monitoring with intuitive GUI
Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) announced its QCT management tool, Orqestra, to help IT administrators monitor, remotely control, and manage QCT servers running 3rd Gen Intel …
Microsoft and Intel join forces to advance endpoint detection and response against cryptojacking
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint expands its use of Intel Threat Detection Technology (Intel TDT) beyond accelerated memory scanning capabilities to activate central processing …
Siemens unveils Veloce, a hardware-assisted verification system
Siemens unveiled its next-generation Veloce hardware-assisted verification system for the rapid verification of highly sophisticated, next-generation integrated circuit (IC) …
IGEL integrates the AMD Secure Processor on IGEL UD7 endpoints
IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announced that it has integrated the AMD Secure Processor on IGEL UD7 endpoints, effectively creating a dedicated …
GPU side channel attacks can enable spying on web activity, password stealing
Computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside have revealed for the first time how easily attackers can use a computer’s graphics processing unit, or …
New Spectre-like flaw found in CPUs using speculative execution
A new flaw that can allow an attacker to obtain access to sensitive information on affected systems has been discovered in modern CPUs. CVE-2018-3639, discovered by …
AMD users running Windows 10 get their Spectre fix
AMD has released new microcode updates for mitigating variant 2 of the Spectre attack and Microsoft has released an OS update with the mitigation to AMD users running Windows …
AMD confirms processor flaws found by CTS Labs, firmware fixes are coming
Chipmaker AMD has confirmed that the vulnerabilities discovered by CTS Labs researchers earlier this month do affect a variety of its products, and that firmware patches …