UCSD and Purdue Researchers Uncover Intel Processors’ Hidden Capabilities to Increase Security and Ward off Spectre Attacks

May 24, 2023 — Researchers from UC San Diego and Purdue University have discovered a hidden feature of Intel processors that can be used to significantly increase security, including shutting down an entire class of Spectre attacks that can give an attacker secret information such as passwords or encryption keys. Authors of the new “Half&Half” paper include (from l to r):

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