{"id":1982,"date":"2018-01-06T12:03:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T17:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2018-01-06T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T17:03:23","slug":"reddit-megathread-on-meltdown-and-spectre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1982","title":{"rendered":"Reddit Megathread on Meltdown and Spectre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>mucho info here<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o39et\/meltdown_spectre_megathread\/\">Meltdown &amp; Spectre Megathread<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/highlord_fox\/\">u\/highlord_fox<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/\">sysadmin<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Relevant Sub-Threads and links on Meltdown &amp; Spectre:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/ncas\/current-activity\/2018\/01\/03\/Meltdown-and-Spectre-Side-Channel-Vulnerabilities\">US CERT link on the subject<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o14up\/windows_guidance_to_protect_against_the\/\">Guidance to protect against Meltdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o19rf\/if_your_datacenter_will_have_performance_drop_30\/\">Datacenter Performance Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o300z\/meltdown_question\/\">Hypervisor Patching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o2h3n\/summary_of_useful_links_and_info_for\/\">Useful Links<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o27mc\/tweet_thread_on_the_defining_the_two_seperate_cpu\/\">Twitter Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o2bxw\/powershell_script_to_check_against_speculative\/\">Powershell script<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7nyrxd\/heads_up_microsoft_windows_update_for_meltdown\/\">Another Windows Update Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o2q28\/av_compatibility_with_windows_patches_for\/\">AV Compatibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7o1m2i\/the_meltdown_cpu_exploit_and_deciding_when_it_is\/\">Deciding when not to patch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7nz33t\/microsoft_are_beginning_to_reboot_vms_immediately\/\">Microsoft rebooting VMs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7nxgs8\/intel_response_to_security_research_findings\/\">Intel&#8217;s response to Security Findings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/sysadmin\/comments\/7nz6he\/aws_response_to_intel_cpu_bug\/\">AWS&#8217; 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