All iOS and Mac devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre Apple confirms
Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips.
Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich sold some US$39 million worth of stock and options in November, several months after Intel said it was notified by Google's security researchers of the security flaws affecting the company's chips.
Here's the issue: Modern processors are created to perform something called "speculative execution" to enhance performance.
Fixing the problems will slow a computer's performance, experts say, especially on devices more than five years old.
Considering the issues affect virtually all processors, your computer and smartphone are likely impacted.
In a post on the company's website Wednesday, AMD said that one variant of the Spectre vulnerability was resolved by software and operating system updates.
Experts say the disclosure of the critical flaws underscores the need to keep up with software updates and security patches and highlights the role independent research plays in prodding tech companies to minimize security weaknesses. The good news is that Spectre is really hard to exploit-which doesn't mean hackers won't try. Meltdown lets hackers bypass the hardware barrier, allowing them to read a computer's passwords and other sensitive information. Fixes for Linux and Windows are already available.
'All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but there are no known exploits impacting customers at this time.
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The company has said that it will release a patch to protect its browser, Safari, against Spectre.
Current updates to macOS and iOS protect against Meltdown, and Apple is working on providing better protections against Spectre.
The Apple Watch is not affected by Meltdown or Spectre.
Cloud administrations possessed by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google itself have additionally been utilizing Project Zero's examination to make and issue patches for their servers, while numerous other littler cloud suppliers who had not been beforehand told about the defect are now scrambling to fix their machines.
Android software released this week includes mitigations.
Google said its Android phones - which make up more than 80% of the global market - were protected if users had the latest security updates. Updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS that will further guard against Spectre will be released soon. A fix was included in Chrome OS 63 in December, so up-to-date Chromebooks received protection.
To update your Windows 10 system, go to Settings Update & Security Windows Update Check for updates.
As for consumers: If your computer or phone offers you an operating system upgrade, take it immediately.
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