Intel is continuing to work closely with industry partners to protect users from potential security breaches exposed by the Google Project Zero team, as I said on January 22, for the restart issues that affect the initial updates of the microcode for Broadwell and Haswell platforms The root cause has been found, and since then we have been working hard to develop and validate new microcode solutions for these and other affected platforms.
For more information, see: Security Concerns with Intel Products (Newsroom) and Latest Security Research Results and Intel Product Notes (Intel.com)
Earlier this week, we released product micro-code updates for OEM customers and industry partners for several Skylake platforms, and we expect to release the update for more platforms in the coming days. We will also continue to release Beta Micro Code updates so that customers and partners have the opportunity to conduct extensive testing before we release product microcode updates.
Ultimately, most of these updates will be available through OEM firmware updates.It is important to keep your system up-to-date with the latest version.Research has shown that users often get too real after the update is received Install these updates In the current environment, it is necessary for users to change this practice.US Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) that regularly update the system and take other measures to prevent up to 85% of targeted attacks 1 .
This is especially important because new safety hazards often have similar lifecycles, which often include new variants of the original hazards, and safety researchers, or ulterior motives, are spending time and energy on it. This new type of side-channel security risk is no exception, of course, and with such variations we will still work closely with the industry to reconfirm the importance of regularly updating the system, now and in the future.
Finally, I realized that we still have a lot of work to do, despite our continued progress, and once again thank our industry partners for their support and cooperation in this process. We will continue to do our best to solve these problems and provide transparent Timely information
1 Source: US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) - https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-119A Notes: Original text in English: https://newsroom.intel.com/news / security-issue-update-progress-continues-firmware-updates /