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Thanks to auto-play, it’s possible to crash Windows systems by simply inserting the drive into the USB port, no further user interaction necessary.
Microsoft has released new Spectre mitigations for Windows 10, which include Intel microcode fixes for CPUs running on Windows.
Microsoft president Brad Smith at RSAC 2018 said more than 30 companies will oppose government cyberattacks on “innocent civilians.”
AMD notified users about new available Spectre CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches.
Microsoft released an out-of-band security update that corrected a faulty patch that left Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 open to attack.
Researcher finds Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday release included a fix for the Intel Meltdown bug, however the update opened up a new vulnerability.
The senate on Thursday gave the thumbs up to a bill that is the subject of both support by tech companies and critique by privacy groups.
Microsoft is looking to target new speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities – similar to Spectre and Meltdown – with a new bug bounty program.
Products receiving the most patches included Microsoft browsers and browser-related technologies such as the company’s JavaScript engine Chakra.
Intel will pay up to $250,000 to researchers who identify bugs more severe than 9.0 on the CVSS scale.