06-19-2020, 08:05 AM
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/31...e-meltdown
Quote:Intel announced today that an upcoming CPU security technology, Control-Flow Enforcement (CET), will deploy for the first time on Tiger Lake CPUs, expected later this year. The new capability may include some ability to protect against attacks like Spectre and Meltdown, though Intel doesn’t directly mention it in any of the briefing material for today. We’ll touch more on that later in this article.
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One of the most common statements I’ve seen from end-users in the wake of Spectre, Meltdown, and all of the attacks that have followed is that Intel needs to start designing its chips with security in mind, first and foremost. CET wasn’t created in response to Spectre and Meltdown — Intel has been working on it for longer than those flaws have been known to exist — but it’s an example of how the company is improving its overall x86 security position. We’ll see if Rocket or Alder Lake build on what Tiger Lake brings to the table when those architectures become available over the next 18-24 months.