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Discussions tagged with 'cpu cache' on WindowsForum.com focus on speculative execution side-channel attacks, such as those disclosed by Google Project Zero, which exploit CPU cache behavior to access memory. Microsoft has released security updates (KB4056890) to mitigate these vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11. The tag covers browser-based attacks using JavaScript and the corresponding mitigations that alter cache-related behavior to protect user data.
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Mitigating speculative execution side-channel attacks in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
Today, Google Project Zero published details of a class of vulnerabilities which can be exploited by speculative execution side-channel attacks. These techniques can be used via JavaScript code running in the browser, which may allow attackers to gain access to memory in the attacker’s process...- News
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VIDEO Why do CPUs Need Caches? - Computerphile
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