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On 09/03/18 09:08, Simon Waters wrote: > >> On 9 Mar 2018, at 08:47, psutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> So are intel going to be able to fix this at the CPU level and bring out a new >> series of cpus at some point, or perhaps when iirc we have i3,i5 and i7. so if >> say i9 comes out at some point would they be looking at fixing the issue? > Yes. AMD already avoided the main issue. Intel can do the same, but itâll take > time, and itâll result in comparatively slower CPUs if there are more security > checks. > > Many of the issues already mitigated by microcode updates. > > But theyâll be more of same. The researchers are only getting better at finding > and exploiting these issues. I still doubt this is the way youâll get kit owned. > > If there is any under-utilised vulnerability for attackers to use it is Cross Site > scripting. > > > If I understand what that is correctly,ÂÂ a website can run code within the web page that affects the computer running a browser viewing that site. on a related note. I know sql injection is about being able to type sql commands in to a form that is not genarlly meant to support that but by doing so users can gain access to data or the computer running the server Paul -- Paul Sutton http://www.zleap.net Torbay Tech Jam - 2nd Saturday of the Month at Paignton Library -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq