Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We’ll give it to you straight: There is bad news and good news ...

Meltdown and Spectre. You’ve probably been hearing these terms a lot. These are vulnerabilities discovered in many of the computer processors used not only in our computers and devices but also in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Apple has released new security updates for ...

While the answer to the first question is complicated, thankfully the answer to the second isn't. It turns out that companies like Google and Microsoft have been working behind the scenes to create ...

If there's one thing you hope your computer can do, it's protect your information in a secure, thoughtful way. Unfortunately, a major discovery by technology experts identified new security flaws in ...

The security community is still reeling from the discoveries of the Meltdown and Spectre computer vulnerabilities, and now it seems that a rash of new hardware vulnerabilities called MasterKey, ...

Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world’s computers. The two problems, called Meltdown and Spectre, could allow hackers ...

Almost one-fifth of large businesses could end up spending up to $50,000 to fix the Meldown and Spectre microprocessor flaw, according to a survey of 514 IT professionals on the Spiceworks community.

If you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you ...

On January 3, the world learned about a series of major security vulnerabilities in modern microprocessors. Called Spectre and Meltdown, these vulnerabilities were discovered by several different ...