I'm posting this here rather than the Computers section because it's going to affect anyone with a computer that has an Intel chip that was made IN THE LAST 10 YEARS--including the newest ones!
Search today's news for "intel flaw" and you'll read hundreds of articles, but it boils down to this:
1. A major flaw was found in Intel chips manufactured in the past 10 years that can cause a major security breach of everything on your computer
2. Intel cannot repair the chips themselves; instead, they are working with Microsoft, Apple and Linux to totally rewrite the core operating system kernel for each of those vendors. Most AMD chips are not affected.
3. Once they release the patches (rumor has it Microsoft will release the patch next Tuesday) and you have installed and rebooted, your computer will be secure. HOWEVER...
4. Your computer will take up to (and possibly MORE than) a 30% hit in performance. Yes, this means that for some things you do on your computer, it will be up to 30% slower than it was before the patch.
Since the patch for Windows has not been released yet, it's hard to get a good idea of exactly what software will take the biggest performance hit. We'll find out soon. Ugh...
Search today's news for "intel flaw" and you'll read hundreds of articles, but it boils down to this:
1. A major flaw was found in Intel chips manufactured in the past 10 years that can cause a major security breach of everything on your computer
2. Intel cannot repair the chips themselves; instead, they are working with Microsoft, Apple and Linux to totally rewrite the core operating system kernel for each of those vendors. Most AMD chips are not affected.
3. Once they release the patches (rumor has it Microsoft will release the patch next Tuesday) and you have installed and rebooted, your computer will be secure. HOWEVER...
4. Your computer will take up to (and possibly MORE than) a 30% hit in performance. Yes, this means that for some things you do on your computer, it will be up to 30% slower than it was before the patch.
Since the patch for Windows has not been released yet, it's hard to get a good idea of exactly what software will take the biggest performance hit. We'll find out soon. Ugh...