From Tech Crunch
f you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre, the two huge bugs that affect practically every computer and device out there.Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/03/kernel-panic-what-are-meltdown-and-spectre-the-bugs-affecting-nearly-every-computer-and-device/What are these flaws?
Short answer: Bugs at a fundamental level that allow critical information stored deep inside computer systems to be exposed.
I linked to an earlier article about Intel chips and thought that I should have gone to AMD turns out even they aren't safe!
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They should have kept it quite until they could fix it.
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What do you recommend to do, shut the pc down and never turn it back on?
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Don't live in fear. Have a hardware wallet for your money and avoid sensitive activities on your PC until patches are released. Then wait to see if there is a real reduction in performance, and if so buy a new PC.
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That'd be the most secure, but even then not fullproof :)
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And now I'm lucky that I've got a Ryzen. And own some AMD stocks.
Intel is back to their PR bullshit though, who would have thought.
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I just heard about this 10 minutes ago. They better not come after my STEEM power (-:
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