Tag: Raptor

  • Hacker News: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation

    Source URL: https://grsecurity.net/cross_process_spectre_exploitation Source: Hacker News Title: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This detailed text discusses a newly developed cross-process Spectre attack exploiting vulnerabilities in Intel processors, specifically involving the Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB). The attack showcases how certain exploit methodologies can retain unauthorized data through microcode…

  • The Register: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/spectre_problems_continue_amd_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method Feedly Summary: The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped Six years after the Spectre transient execution processor design flaws were disclosed, efforts to patch the problem continue to fall…

  • The Register: ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/10/servicenow_xanadu_postgres_raptordb/ Source: The Register Title: ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres Feedly Summary: Xanadu release also adds a Pro tier, along with lots more AI SaaSy workflow vendor ServiceNow has opted for a different database to back its applications, and will introduce it this week along with the new “Xanadu"…