Here’s how, and why, the Spectre and Meltdown patches will hurt performance
Enlarge (credit: Aurich / Getty) As the industry continues to grapple with the Meltdown and Spectre attacks, operating system and browser developers in particular are continuing to develop and test schemes to protect against the problems. Simultaneously, microcode updates to alter processor behavior are also starting to ship. Since news of these attacks first broke, it has been clear that resolving them is going to have some...
Skype finally getting end-to-end encryption
Enlarge (credit: Skype) Since its inception, Skype has been notable for its secretive, proprietary algorithm. It’s also long had a complicated relationship with encryption: encryption is used by the Skype protocol, but the service has never been clear exactly how that encryption was implemented or exactly which privacy and security features it offers. That changes today in a big way. The newest Skype preview now supports the...