Spectre and Meltdown are a collection of security flaws affecting most computer chips made in the past 20 years. Available software patches can address the flaws, although the tradeoff could be chip performance. The situation echoes last years stories around the WannaCry and Petya ransomware, both of which exploited software that hadnt been updated with available patches that came with their own potentials for complications. Such tradeoffs begin to show the complexities of patch management, a discipline in which IT and cybersecurity need to weigh them against the risks of business interruptions and IT infrastructure malfunctions.”]
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