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Decipher Podcast: Daniel Gruss

Dennis Fisher talks with Daniel Gruss of TU Graz about the Zombiload attack on Intel processors.

Podcast

Intel, Tech Giants Release Updates to Fix New Chip Flaws

Like the earlier Meltdown and Spectre class of bugs, the new side-channel attacks ZombieLoad, RIDL, and Fallout take advantage of weaknesses in the processor's speculative execution feature to harvest secrets from system memory.

Hardware, Vulnerability

Microsoft Patches Legacy Windows to Prevent Worms

End-of-life doesn’t mean no longer a threat. Microsoft decided to release security updates for no longer supported Windows 2003 and Windows XP systems to fix a bug that could be exploited by a worm.

Microsoft, Patch, Windows

WhatsApp Flaw Used in Targeted, Not Widespread, Attacks

A WhatsApp vulnerability has reportedly been used in highly targeted attacks to install spyware on victims' phones.

Whatsapp, Privacy

Decipher Podcast: Alex Pinto

Alex Pinto from Verizon Enterprise joins Dennis Fisher to break down the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Podcast