Sentences with phrase «cpu microcode update»
While the Windows update fixed the Meltdown problem, CPU microcode updates from Intel delivered via a UEFI or BIOS update are needed to fully enable protection against one of the Spectre attacks.
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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.
bleepingcomputer.com - 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.
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Intel has also already released microcode updates for every CPU released within the past five years, from Sandy Bridge (2nd generation) onwards.
To fully protect your PC against Spectre, you need updated Intel CPU microcode.
In general, new CPU microcode is provided through updates to the system's UEFI firmware, or BIOS.
Intel has been working day and night since the discovery of these flaws and it's still releasing updated microcode firmware for various of its CPU series.
However, since microcode updates can be reverted, developers relying on SGX in the cloud would need to verify the CPU security version number during remote attestation.
In other words, an updated microcode can send different instructions to the circuits inside the CPU.
bleepingcomputer.com - In a press release on Tuesday, Intel announced it resumed the deployment of CPU microcode firmware updates.