Yet another reason why you want to keep current with updates. Two hardware (CPU) level vulnerabilities, Spectre and Meltdown, have been detected.
Be aware that these issues are in your device’s microprocessor chip and not the operating system software. Intel and AMD as well as ARM processors dating back to 1995 are affected. The patches will tweak operating system and browser functions to compensate for the hardware problem. Brings back memories of HP days when firmware mods routinely “fixed” hardware problems in disk drives. Another important fact here is if you are still running XP or Vista it’s not likely a patch will be provided. Much more info.
No cause for panic for individuals but for the big boys it is going to be a headache. With that said you still want to install any operating system and browser updates that are available over the next few weeks. If you are stilling running XP or Vista you will be at slight risk since these vulnerabilities are now public knowledge so the black hat guys are aware of them.
