Skip to main content

Is your Computer, Tablet, Smartphone safe? All you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre.


Security researchers have discovered two critical vulnerabilities, Meltdown and Spectre which are capable of exposing critical information's stored inside your computer processors. Meltdown is limited to affecting Intel processors whereas Spectre can affect Intel, ARM, Qualcomm and AMD processors, that is almost every device that has a processor inside it, it is everywhere. These security bugs can affect nearly every computer, Smartphone, and tables and gain access to your passwords, personal details, locked files, login keys and your encrypted communications. The researchers have provided all the information regarding this security flaws by creating a dedicated website. You can check out the website at the link below.  

http://meltdownattack.com/ and http://spectreattack.com/

Both these bugs directly target the Kernel memory in the processor of the system by breaking a barrier that stops applications from accessing arbitrary locations. So who all are affected?  Chips going back to 2011 and processors as far back as those released in 1995 can be considered as vulnerable. It doesn't matter whether your device runs on Windows, Android, macOS, iOS, Chrome OS, Linux, Android or something else. All software platforms are equally vulnerable. Now the question is how many have been affected till now? Well, we don't yet know the exact number however Microsoft has already issued a security patch for Windows 10 platform. Intel has also released firmware patches update for its processors, and they are also working with the manufacturers who distribute their processors. There are also rumors regarding the partial fix for MAC OS with version 10.13.2. Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services are also working on it and creating patches to make sure that their systems are all right and not being attached to the vulnerable.

So all are working hard to make sure that their operating system is not being attacked and all the users remain safe. To do it, companies are rolling out updates and security patches. We recommend you to regularly check and update the software's on your computer, tablet, and Smartphone to stay safe from this or any other threat. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Google Clips: Wireless Smart Camera

Let's talk about Google Clips, it's a $250 smart camera that uses Artificial Intelligence to detect and capture important moments in your life. Now if you are a parent or a pet owner, you're probably familiar with the frustration of trying to capture great candid's of your kid's or pet's activities. Maybe you're familiar with having a ton of photos and videos of your family members, but you're not any one of them because you're always the one behind the camera. Now Google things clips can solve that frustration by providing a camera that can do all of the shooting for you. The clip is a simple automatic point and shoot camera that's similar looking to a go pro, but it's considerably smaller. It has a fixed focus lens, with a 130-degree field of view, a single button, and a few LED but no display. It connects to an iPhone, Google Pixel, or Samsung Galaxy S7 or S8 through Bluetooth or WIFI direct, to download the images it captures and...
Post a Comment
Read more

Google Home and Home Mini Smart Speakers Launched in India. #MakeGoogleDoIt

Finally, the wait is over, Google has launched its Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers in India on April 10, Tuesday at an event in New Delhi. As per the announcement, the Google Home and Google Home Mini will be exclusively available to buy online via Flipkart, and will also be made available in 750 retail offline stores. As of now, the speakers will support Google Play Music, YouTube, Netflix, Gaana, and Saavn. The Google Home has been priced in India at Rs 9,999 while Home Mini costs Rs 4,499. Like any other Google services, this device can be activated by saying ‘Ok Google’. The Google Home is now only available in Chalk fabric base and Google Home Mini is available in Chalk and Charcoal fabric colors. Now if we look back we will find that Amazon has already launched their own Amazon Echo smart speakers which are powered by Alexa voice virtual assistance in India last year and surprisingly the price tag of both the devices are same. Customers who are buying the Googl...
2 comments
Read more

Nokia 3310 4G will be running on Android based operating System:YunOS

The old man Nokia 3310 with 2G support was launched on 26 February 2017 by HMD Global. Back from the dead, it revived itself with the 3G network after getting a lukewarm response from the first launch. Yet again, the reincarnated version failed to stand up amongst its competitors mainly because of its basic OS. But the old man never lost his hope. Something more effective and productive is on its way.   According to recent leaks, 3310 will be running Alibaba’s YunOS, an android based OS. It is smart platform switch by Nokia from Java-based Feature OS to YunOS. It is based on Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It is cloud-based and has high compatibility. A wide range of Internet of things (IoT) devices run on this android clone platform. This platform is actively utilized by more than 157 million devices in China. If all falls in correct place, HMD will witness its blockbuster hit by giving a home to this old brick. With the 4G network to come up, ...
Post a Comment
Read more