Overview
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Explore the critical vulnerabilities of Meltdown and Spectre in modern processors through this informative 50-minute conference talk. Gain a deep understanding of how these attacks occur, assess the associated risks, and learn practical mitigation strategies to implement immediately. Delve into topics such as speculative execution, branch prediction, and side channel attacks while discovering how these security flaws came to be. Acquire realistic perspectives on the threats and equip yourself with effective countermeasures to protect your systems.
Syllabus
PRACTICAL
MELTDOWN AND SPECTRE
SOFTWARE IS
SPECULATIVE EXECUTION
BRANCH PREDICTION
SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
Spectre's name is based on the
FIRST, SOME REALISM
MITIGATION
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