Microsoft said today that it would take Intel CPU microcode updates meant to fix the Spectre v2 vulnerability and ship these updates to users via a Windows update package. The announcement is a change ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced it would be bundling Intel microcode (BIOS) updates meant to fix the graver version of the Spectre vulnerability as Windows Update packages made available via ...

Intel has published a fix for a potential vulnerability that affected some Intel processors. The security flaw, named Reptar, causes “very strange behavior,” said Google’s Tavis Ormandy, who is one of ...

Intel has halted patches for older chips addressing the Spectre vulnerability, according to a recent microcode update. Intel has halted patches for an array of older chips that would protect them ...

Intel recently revealed another major vulnerability within its Core and Xeon processors and is now closely working with other vendors for coordinated disclosure. Also known as L1 Terminal Fault, ...

Security researchers have uncovered a new system vulnerability within Intel CPUs. Zombieload, as the flaw is unfortunately called, could allow a nefarious hacker person to gain access to sensitive and ...

Intel has removed a controversial clause in a microcode license after public outcry from across the tech community. Intel landed itself in hot water this week as it published a license for its ...

Patched Intel consumer devices will see at most a 3 percent performance hit, while most data center environments will see a performance impact of no more than 9 percent, according to Intel. Security ...

For the past two years, modern CPUs—particularly those made by Intel—have been under siege by an unending series of attacks that make it possible for highly skilled attackers to pluck passwords, ...