Meltdown and Spectre

6 Jan

Meltdown and Spectre Bugs in modern computers leak passwords and sensitive data. https://meltdownattack.com/ Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware bugs allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on the computer. While programs are typically … Read More »

6 Jan

The Microsoft emergency patch is KB4056892. That’s Win10 1709. KB4056891 for 1703/1607. KB4056897 for Win7/2008R2. I just had KB4058702 show up in WSUS for 1709. KB4056890 for 1607

Reddit Megathread on Meltdown and Spectre

6 Jan

mucho info here Meltdown & Spectre Megathread from sysadmin   Relevant Sub-Threads and links on Meltdown & Spectre: US CERT link on the subject Guidance to protect against Meltdown Datacenter Performance Question Hypervisor Patching Useful Links Twitter Thread Powershell script … Read More »