Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities, the issue and countermeasures - Linux Security Podcast Ep. 3

The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities took the security industry and the chip market by surprise. Many people are characterizing these vulnerabilities as flaws in microprocessor design, but the choice was intentional to increase data processing speed. It just wasn't contemplated as an attack vector. Essentially all mobile devices are at risk and no security tools would even detect an attack was underway. Mike Shinn breaks down the vulnerabilities, how Meltdown and Spectre differ and what risks they pose to unpatched systems.