Unless you have been living under a rock or in a case, you have probably heard of the CPU vulnerabilities: Meltdown and Spectre. There’s been quite a lot of media hype, you could be forgiven thinking that these are world-ending bugs. My opinion, and that of others is that this isn’t something to panic over. Neither Meltdown or Spectre have been used in attacks. ![]() While there's proof-of-concept (POC) code that exploits these vulnerabilities, there's no evidence that they've been used in any attacks. Generally, most guidance has been right, yet I've seen some incorrect or deceptive statements on social media. I wanted to address these in a very quick post, and give some more concrete steps. I've broken down the response into four main categories, Windows 10, Apple iOS and macOS, Android and finally Web Browsers. If you're running Windows, you need to ensure that both your anti-virus, computer’s firmware and Windows are all up-to-date to be fully protected. If you're running any older version of Windows, please update, Windows 10 is the most secure Windows to date. ![]() Windows 10, especially the latest Fall Creators update contains a significant amount of new security protection features, all available to you out-of-the-box and configured for you. Regrettably, due to the Windows ecosystem, ensuring you're safe isn’t as simple for Windows users as Microsoft or those of us in the industry would like. 1 - Update Anti-Virus (AV) Softwareĭuring testing, Microsoft found that the fixes might result in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) when installed on computers running some anti-virus software.
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