Intel to Bow ‘Silicon-Based’ Fixes to Spectre, Meltdown Threats Later in 2018

Intel has been working “around the clock” with customers and partners to resolve the Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities (see 1801050050) that can let hackers retrieve sensitive information through design flaws in processors, said CEO Brian Krzanich on a Thursday earnings call. Though progress has been made in tackling the threats, “I'm acutely aware that we have more to do,” he said. Intel’s “near-term focus” is on delivering “high-quality mitigations” to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown “exploits,” he said. Products incorporating “silicon-based” solutions to the threats will begin appearing later this year, he said. Intel is “approaching this work with customer-first urgency,” said Krzanich: “I've assigned some of the very best minds at Intel to work through this.”