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Intel Downfall and AMD Inception Flaws Reported


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Today we're going to talk about two new vulnerabilities that have been discovered affecting Intel and AMD CPUs. These are called Downfall and Inception and they are both related to the infamous Meltdown and Spectre bugs that rocked the industry a few years ago. But how serious are these new threats and what can you do to protect yourself?

Let's find out, what are Downfall and Inception? Downfall and Inception are two new vulnerabilities found in Intel and AMD processors, respectively. They both exploit a feature called Speculative Execution, which is a technique that allows CPUs to perform faster by guessing what instructions will be executed next, and executing them in advance.

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