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AMD SYSTEMS GAIN SPECTRE PROTECTION WITH LATEST WINDOWS FIXES.
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The LATEST AND THE GREATEST WINDOWS 10 UPDATES FIXES THE THREAT FROM SPECTRE VARIANT 2 ATTACKS ON THE AMD PROCESSORS.
Earlier this year, attacks that exploit the processor's speculative execution were published with the names Meltdown and Spectre, prompting a reaction from hardware and software companies. AMD chips are immune to Meltdown but have some vulnerability to the two Spectre variants. Spectre variant 1 requires application-level fixes; variant 2 requires operating system-level alterations.
The patch is only for WINDOWS 10,an equivalent to 2016 Windows server,the process is still undergoing validation.
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Intel and AMD are working on the microcodes that need to be sent to user computer to give a protection against the Spectre Variant 2. These updates will be shipped out to the users by MICROSOFT and would be available as an update to the WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM.
So if you guys want to be on the safer side go and check if there's an update for your operating SYSTEM. The spectre variant 2 would soon be a thing of past as soon as this update goes live.
The operating system changes only take effect when a suitable microcode is installed. AMD has published microcode updates for processors released since 2011, when its Bulldozer architecture made its debut. Presently, the only way to install the microcode is to install a system firmware that includes the updates. Microsoft has the ability to distribute and install microcode updates through Windows Update, and the company started doing this for Intel chips last month, but currently it isn't doing the same for AMD processors.
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