Intego Mac Podcast

Is My Computer's CPU Secure?

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Meltdown and Spectre; two vulnerabilities that affect the majority of computers and portable devices in circulation, need software and perhaps hardware fixes to be secure. Josh discuss an interview he conducted with a security researcher on some particularly malicious adware/malware. We also answer some reader email, and explain what "hashing" is.

  • Meltdown and Spectre: What Apple Users Need to Know
  • CERT: Only way to fix Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities is to replace CPU (Update: CERT backtracks)
  • Hash function (Wikipedia)
  • Episode 6, Passwords Are Hard
  • Intego Interviews: Amit Serper on OSX.Pirrit Adware/Malware
  • About speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs
  • Assembly language (Wikipedia)

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