Intel
Intel ZombieLoad vulnerability might expose sensitive data like passwords to hackers
Intel has made an official announcement that all those processors manufactured by the company after 2011 are now vulnerable to ZombieLoad flaw which can expose sensitive data like passwords to hackers- similar to the ones seen in Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities. As per the security analysts, ZombieLoad flaw is critical and operates by exploiting design […]
Intel invests in Cloud Security and data storage startups
Intel Capital, a business arm of Intel Corporation has made it official that it is investing in startups called Fortanix and Pliops to strengthen and secure its standing in Cloud Computing and Security fields. CyberSecurity Insiders has learned that Intel will be investing around $23 million in raising the funding of Fortanix to $31 million […]
Facebook working with Intel on AI Chips
Facebook, the world’s leading social networking giant is said to be working on AI chips in association with renowned silicon wafer manufacturing company Intel. The plan is to launch a silicon chip which has the ability to put Artificial Intelligence (AI) to work and tag friends in Facebook photos in an automated note. As Intel […]
Intel Corp drafts data privacy bill for the United States
Intel Corp, the world-renowned silicon chip maker of America has taken the privilege of drafting a data privacy bill for the populace of United States. Moreover, the chipmaker expects a sponsorship for the bill from Congress that would shield companies from paying heavy penalties during cyber attacks-provided they attest to the US Fed Trade Commission […]
Super Spectre vulnerability triggers another Computer Security Scare
Intel’s former cybersecurity researcher Yuriy Bulygin has made it public that the famous Spectre exploit could be further exploited to gain access to all the sensitive info stored on the machine. The newly discovered cyber attack variant exploiting Spectre flaw on a further note was discovered in April this year and Intel has been informed […]
Intel and Microsoft set to sniff out malware from memory
Intel has announced an innovation in association with Microsoft which is said to detect malware at the memory level. Perhaps this is to reincarnate a positive image in the processor market which was otherwise tarnished by the Spectre and Meltdown flaws in January this year. Therefore, all the future chip designs offered by Intel will […]
AMD confirms that its chips have vulnerabilities
Advanced Micro Devices, known as AMD, in short, has confirmed that its chips do have security vulnerabilities. But at the same time, the processor making giant said that the flaws were exaggerated by the media for reasons best known to them. Currently, there are 13 potential exploits that will be fixed within few weeks through […]
Intel to acquire Broadcom to prevent its merger with Qualcomm
Intel is all set to acquire Broadcom in order to prevent the American Semiconductor manufacture from getting into a merger deal with Qualcomm- all a part of a defensive strategy to prevent the creation of a powerhouse competitor. According to a post on Friday in The Wall Street Journal, Intel advisors have come up with […]
Saturday Morning Security Spotlight: Breaches and Intel
This post was originally published here by Jacob Serpa. Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks: Data on 123 million US households leaked Tech giants investing in healthcare technology Intel chips contain security vulnerability DHS suffers breach of over 247,000 records Forever 21 finds malware in PoS systems Data on 123 million US […]
Google offers Retpoline fix to Intel Spectre Processor flaw!
Web Search Giant Google has announced to the world yesterday that it has developed a fix for the second variant of Spectre flaw found in Intel Processors. The internet juggernaut further claims that its fix will never affect the performance of the silicon chips when implemented. In December last year, Intel and its technology partners […]
