iCarol Response to Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities
By now many of you have read about the recently discovered security vulnerabilities named Meltdown and Spectre. We are closely tracking the availability of patches for different systems, and many of our systems in our data centers have already been patched. We’ll continue to monitor this on a daily basis and apply high confidence patches to our systems expeditiously.
We encourage iCarol users to be vigilant in monitoring for patches and updating your own PCs, laptops, mobile phones and other devices, to ensure the highest possible security. This includes paying close attention to available operating system updates (Windows Update, for example) and installing these updates promptly. Browser security is key as well, so be sure to check for and install the latest updates to your browsers of choice. Note also that as new security patches become available more updates may be necessary, and so fully securing your local tools from Spectre and Meltdown could be a multi-stage process.
Related reading:
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How to protect your PC against the major ‘Meltdown’ CPU security flaw
Meltdown and Spectre CPU Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know
Spectre and Meltdown Bugs: 4 things you need to know
Massive CPU flaws get a name: Meltdown and Spectre — what you need to know
Apple: Mac And iOS Vulnerable To Meltdown And Spectre Flaws
“Meltdown” and “Spectre”: Every modern processor has security flaws
