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Intel response https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-responds-to-security-research-findings/ https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-responds-to-security-r...

itsmemattchung 9y ago
> Recent reports that these exploits are caused by a “bug” or a “flaw” and are unique to Intel products are incorrect. Based on the analysis to date, many types of computing devices — with many different vendors’ processors and operating systems — are susceptible to these exploits. I wonder how this will play out since it seems that everyone, apart from Intel, view this issue as a "flaw".
mizzack 9y ago
> Intel believes these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify or delete data. No, you can just read data you shouldn't be able to. > Intel is committed to product and customer security and is working closely with many other technology companies, including AMD, ARM Holdings and several operating system vendors, to develop an industry-wide approach to resolve this issue promptly and constructively. Let's try to drag AMD and ARM into the mud with us. > However, Intel is making this statement today because of the current inaccurate media reports. "Fake news!" Well you can't fault the PR folks for trying to spin it. They had to say something.
- ovao 9y ago
  I'd be curious to know which media reports Intel actually finds inaccurate. I'm sure there are some out there, but I suspect most reports aren't inaccurate in ways that significantly deviate from the overall message that Intel's products have a relatively serious security flaw. Making a blanket statement that implies all the reporting is inaccurate is very disingenuous. Dragging AMD's and ARM's names into this is completely inexplicable to me however.
dang 9y ago
Now discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16064545 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16064545.

itsmemattchung 9y ago

> Recent reports that these exploits are caused by a “bug” or a “flaw” and are unique to Intel products are incorrect. Based on the analysis to date, many types of computing devices — with many different vendors’ processors and operating systems — are susceptible to these exploits. I wonder how this will play out since it seems that everyone, apart from Intel, view this issue as a "flaw".

mizzack 9y ago

> Intel believes these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify or delete data. No, you can just read data you shouldn't be able to. > Intel is committed to product and customer security and is working closely with many other technology companies, including AMD, ARM Holdings and several operating system vendors, to develop an industry-wide approach to resolve this issue promptly and constructively. Let's try to drag AMD and ARM into the mud with us. > However, Intel is making this statement today because of the current inaccurate media reports. "Fake news!" Well you can't fault the PR folks for trying to spin it. They had to say something.

ovao 9y ago
I'd be curious to know which media reports Intel actually finds inaccurate. I'm sure there are some out there, but I suspect most reports aren't inaccurate in ways that significantly deviate from the overall message that Intel's products have a relatively serious security flaw. Making a blanket statement that implies all the reporting is inaccurate is very disingenuous. Dragging AMD's and ARM's names into this is completely inexplicable to me however.

dang 9y ago

Now discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16064545 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16064545.