How do we protect against Meltdown and Spectre exploits?

[David Stone]

I’m assuming we’re not going to see any updated BIOS from Jumper anytime in the future?

https://www.howtogeek.com/338801/how-to-check-if-your-pc-is-protected-against-meltdown-and-spectre/

[Iva]

I would have been afraid to install it xDD

 

[G]

If you use Windows, then applying the latest patch will protect you from meltdown. Fixes will come for Spectre, but it’s far lower risk anyway.

[David Stone]

It says this though:

 

“Warning: Even if you’ve installed patches from Windows Update, your PC may not completely protected from the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws. Here’s how to check if you’re fully protected, and what to do if you aren’t.

To fully protect against Meltdown and Spectre, you’ll need to install a UEFI or BIOS update from your PC’s manufacturer”

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