Intel has made the news this week after it’s been confirmed that a massive vulnerability surrounding a severe hardware-level issue that could allow attackers to access protected kernel memory, which primarily includes information like passwords, login keys, and files cached from disk, will affect hundreds of millions Windows, Linux, and Mac users worldwide.
It’s worth noting that any users who have installed the update will notice a down tick in system speed that could bring down CPUs performance by 5-30% “depending on the task and processor model.” Although #Microsoft and #Apple will likely fix this issue for their respective systems and users, it’s important to note that vulnerabilities like this are difficult to expect, but can result in a security breach.
Evolve MGA offers the industry leading cyber policy. To learn more contact our team of cyber insurance specialists. #hackerinsurance
To read more about this hack attack, check out The Hacker News for the full story.