Spectre and Meltdown: Insecurity at the heart of modern CPU design

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Spectre and Meltdown: Insecurity at the heart of modern CPU design Newly discovered flaws in many processors threaten performance hits and continued security headaches. Here's how they work, how they got there and what they mean for the future. READ FULL STORY ​Saying goodbye to Windows 8: Where did it all go wrong? READ FULL STORY DeepMind and the NHS: What it's really like to use Google's kidney health app READ FULL STORY Hackers target Winter Olympics with new custom-built fileless malware READ FULL STORY Phishing the phishers: Sneaky crooks put backdoors into kits for wannabe fraudsters READ FULL STORY 5 Counterintuitive Mistakes Companies Make When Going Digital White Papers from Box Revolutionizing Your Supply Chain with Artificial Intelligence Webcasts from IBM Gartner Magic Quadrant - Content Collaboration Platforms White Papers from Box 1. Cloud computing explained Got questions about the cloud? Find everything you need to know about cloud computing in one place. More ZDNet innovation stories › 2. Ransomware: Here's what you need to know Find out everything you need to know about ransomware in this handy ZDNet guide. More ZDNet security stories › Life in Code, book review: The programmer's tale The author of the seminal Close to the Machine charts the years in which the internet was commercialised and start-ups like Google and Amazon joined the ranks of the world's largest companies. READ FULL STORY More News from ZDNet Most Popular Downloads

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