ZombieLoad and Apologies (Intel and Mac Security Alert)

Intel Security Alert

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Apologies

First off, apologies, I had some family emergencies that left me with no time whatsoever to do a post. So I scoured the internet for something new and actually dangerous. As you can see from the image above, this only affects Intel and Mac based hardware. Specifically the hardware and more specifically the CPU(Processor). It's actually a very difficult thing to guard against. I will come right out and say this, be very careful if you are running anything Intel or Mac in any of your computers. It only takes 12 lines of code to ruin everything you have. They say the fixes are in but always err on the side of caution. I'll share a few links on what you can do to protect yourself.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fending-off-zombieload-attacks-will-crush-your-performance/

https://www.techradar.com/news/after-zombieload-intel-is-running-out-of-friends-can-project-athena-save-it

I'll share this piece of wisdom from my high school A+ teacher. "Keep it simple stupid." Now, I'm not calling you stupid. It means check the obvious, scrutinize everything no matter how stupid you think it is. Last post was about email scams, put that post to use and don't fall for the now possibly ZombieLoad infected emails.

I promise from here on out (as long as life doesn't decide otherwise) that I will post something here every day. Thank you for sticking with me or if you're just joining me here, check out the other posts especially my welcome message so you know what I'm about. Until later.