Tips to Prevent Data Loss and Cyber Security Attacks on Students

What are "Meltdown" and "Spectre"?

Meltdown and Spectre are CPU hardware design flaws. A Meltdown breaks the isolation between the user app and the OS, so the app can do a memory dump and steal any data in it. A Spectre goes further. It breaks the isolation between apps. It's harder to exploit, but harder to mitigate.

Here is a link to a site explaining Meltdown and Spectre as well as providing an FAQ. Additionally, antivirus software does not protect against this vulnerability.

Cybersecurity Tips from Cisco

These online tips from Cisco can help protect your digital information.