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News: Canonical Releases Ubuntu Kernel Updates for Meltdown / Spectre

No need to go into the back story on this.  If you are reading this, there is a chance you’ve already read other reports on what Meltdown / Spectre and the perceived risks. Cononical made a public statement last week to provide a patch for supported Ubuntu releases against Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, and the first […]

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Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre Check via PowerShell

Like many folks around the world, I was wondering if this Meltdown and Spectre flaw would impact my computers and virtual machines.  Microsoft has started to release emergency fixes for Windows 10 and its been said that Windows 8 and legacy 7 will also receive patches. Microsoft has released a PowerShell script that lets users […]

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Meltdown & Spectre: Windows Security Update KB4056892

If you are reading this, chances are that you already know about the current security flaw discovered in what has been coined “modern processor chips” that could allow hackers to access data such as passwords, encryption keys and other information you want kept private. Microsoft has released an out-of-band emergency patch for Windows 10 which should […]

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Meltdown & Spectre Vulnerabilities

Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware bugs allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on the computer.  Malicious programs can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of secrets stored in the memory of other running programs obtaining passwords, logon details and what was once thought to be […]

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How Meltdown and Spectre Impact VMware ESXi Guests

So the cat’s out of the bag and OS vendors have begun issuing patches to plug the latest in Security Vulnerabilities and Exposures made known to the public. What is Meltdown and Spectre: Meltdown and Spectre are exploits, operating against computer architecture that’s been designed into Intel chips. They are capable of accessing the protected areas of […]