Disable SMT/Hyperthreading in all Intel BIOSes: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=153504937925732&w=2 #OpenBSD #L1TF

#DigitalOcean: a Message about #Intel #L1TF Security Vulnerability https://blog.digitalocean.com/a-message-about-l1tf/

#infosec

So I'm waiting until Intel's 9th Gen announcement to build my new PC, but things like #L1TF/#Foreshadow strongly make me consider #AMD... well, those and the fact that I can get 16 cores for $899.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-disclose-new-foreshadow-l1tf-vulnerabilities-affecting-intel-cpus/

That being said, #Intel said they patched this one with 0 performance hit so I guess it shouldn't be that much of a dealbreaker. Choices, choices...

RT @reykfloeter@twitter.com Theo de Raadt on the impact of the Intel #Foreshadow #L1TF on #OpenBSD. “We asked repeatedly, but Intel provided no advance notice. We did not even receive replies to our requests for dialogue. On a side note, AMD cpus are not vulnerable to this problem.”

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=153431475429367&w=2