Notices tagged with spectre, page 3

Benchmarking #Linux With The #Retpoline Patches For #Spectre http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/107977

I find it kinda funny how computers are supposed to do exactly what you tell them to, but because SPEEEED, someone told the computers to guess ahead of time what might happen, instead of just doing what the instructions actually says.

And now everyone is hurting, because we told computers to do stuff we didn't ask them to.

#Spectre #Meltdown

I'm currently super pissed off at #Intel/#Linux/#Microsoft.

So many of the shipping "fixes" for #Meltdown and #Spectre are causing noticeable problems such as "programs aren't starting" and "things take 30x longer".

I'm afraid this will kick off another round of "nobody should install updates!" We had *just* gotten out of that habit :/.

Security: #Meltdown and #Spectre , #Kaspersky , #PowerPC
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/107966

#Meltdown and #Spectre #Linux Perspective
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/107961

The best thing you as a user can do to protect yourself against #meltdown and #spectre is install an ad blocker. uBlock Origin, specifically.

Practice good security hygiene, and you’ll have less to worry about when the next threat comes along.

This post, on why the Raspberry Pi isn't susceptible to #Spectre or #Meltdown, is a wonderfully clear explanation of how they actually work: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-raspberry-pi-isnt-vulnerable-to-spectre-or-meltdown/ (via @Sangokuss)