AMD's Ryzen, Epyc security co-processor and chipset have major flaws, researchers claim

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PCWorld Power Tips Mar 20, 2018 AMD's Ryzen, Epyc security co-processor and chipset have major flaws, researchers claim A little-known security firm claims that AMD's Ryzen and Epyc architectures are subject to major exploitable flaws. While AMD said it hasn't had time to confirm or deny the claims, two independent firms have confirmed at least some of the vulnerabilities. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Microsoft: Windows 10's installation time will be short enough for your lunch break • How machine learning can make prettier PC games that adapt to your play preferences • Create Excel reports from multiple spreadsheets with Multi-file Pivot Tables • Microsoft tries forcing Mail users to open links in Edge, and people are freaking out • The state of Android security: Great on Oreo, but most phones are missing out • F-Secure Safe review: A solid antivirus suite that gets out of your way—mostly • Microsoft expands Spectre, Meltdown patches to include Windows 7/8.1, more Intel chips • Excel filters: How to use number, text and date filters to extract only the data you need White Paper: Bitsight How Automating Third-Party Risk Management Helps Banks and Financial Institutions Address New Regulatory Requirements Banks & financial firms have long been aware of the need to manage risk in third-party partners & most have a formal program for managing that risk. Yet an existing thirdparty risk management (3PRM) program may not address today's increased levels of outsourcing & new regulatory requirements for cybersecurity. Together, these factors are prompting financial institutions to take a fresh look at the strengths & focus of their 3PRM strategy. Read More ▶ Microsoft: Windows 10's installation time will be short enough for your lunch break While the Windows 10 Creators Update last March could require more than 80 minutes to install, the next update to Windows 10 could take a mere half-hour. Read More ▶ How machine learning can make prettier PC games that adapt to your play preferences Microsoft's new WinML and DirectML tools can supercharge games with smarter, adaptable AI, prettier images, and reduced development times. Read More ▶ Create Excel reports from multiple spreadsheets with Multi-file Pivot Tables The Pivot Table is a tool that Excel uses to create custom reports from your spreadsheet databases. All you need is one common, unique field. Here's how to set it up with multiple spreadsheets. Read More ▶ Microsoft tries forcing Mail users to open links in Edge, and people are freaking out Microsoft says it's testing a change to the Mail app on a small set of users, requiring them to use Edge to open external links. No one's happy. Read More ▶ The state of Android security: Great on Oreo, but most phones are missing out Google has released its annual Android security support and it's done well to lock down the Play Store and phones running Oreo. Read More ▶ F-Secure Safe review: A solid antivirus suite that gets out of your way—mostly F-Secure Safe is great at detecting malicious threats, it doesn't bother you with constant pop-ups, but it would be better if more devices were covered at the $100 price point. Read More ▶ Microsoft expands Spectre, Meltdown patches to include Windows 7/8.1, more Intel chips Add Windows 7, Windows 8.1 to the list of Microsoft operating systems protected against Spectre and Meltdown, as well as the Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Skylake chips from Intel. Read More ▶ Excel filters: How to use number, text and date filters to extract only the data you need Excel filters help you find exactly what you want, no matter how big your spreadsheet database is. Here's how to set number, text and data filters. Read More ▶ White Paper: Bitsight Take Control of Vendor Risk Management Through Continuous Monitoring A study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of BitSight shows why many firms may have a false sense of security with it comes to third-party cyber risk. See key findings and access your free copy here. Read More ▶

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