Active Management Technology defaults allow anyone to take control of many PCs. Source: Researcher finds another security flaw in Intel management firmware [Updated]
Finally, a security reprieve for open Wi-Fi hotspot users. Source: With WPA3, Wi-Fi security is about to get a lot tougher | ZDNet
Following reports that its Spectre and Meltdown fixes were leaving some AMD systems unbootable, Microsoft has stopped the patches from rolling out to certain devices. The company is blaming AMDR… Source: Microsoft pausing the rollout of Spectre and Meltdown patches to AMD systems
Late last year, the CEO of Intel sold millions of dollars in company stock, as CEOs often do. The sale appears to have occurred while developers were reportedly rushing to fix a major security flaw affecting Intel processors made in the last decade. Source: Intel Says CEO Dumping Tons of Stock Last Year ‘Unrelated’ to Big Security Exploit
Source: Microsoft issues emergency Windows update for processor security bugs – The Verge