Kernel panic! What are Meltdown and Spectre, the bugs affecting nearly every computer and device?
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.
What do you recommend to do, shut the pc down and never turn it back on?
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.
That'd be the most secure, but even then not fullproof :)
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.
I just heard about this 10 minutes ago. They better not come after my STEEM power (-: