Intel releases a statement, ahead of schedule, to announce that they are working on a more stable solution for the exploit of their processors, that everything has been misrepresented by the media and that it is not exclusive to them. (And then she has locked herself in her room to cry)

We have been three days out of the year and the problems do not stop accumulating in the hardware segment. It started with the problems of the AMD graphics, specifically with the problem of the Adrenalin drivers, which prevented the operation of DirectX 9 games and that in principle was not going to be solved, although they backed off yesterday. Late yesterday an important security problem was revealed in Intel's problems, which affects the reading of memory when operating with several virtual machines. The problem does not affect AMD processors.

This security problem in Intel processors implies that a special software update has been developed, which causes a 35% loss of performance, but for the segment of Data Centers, servers and in the cloud, not affecting home users. Intel has ruled on this, with an official statement, ensuring that, in its opinion, it will not have as negative an impact as security reports claim. The company ensures that this problem is present in all processors on the market, something that AMD has already denied.

The performance problems will not affect ordinary users, but the problem is in the loss of performance in the data center market, something that is not mentioned in the company's note. They also emphasize that the statement was not going to come out so soon, since they planned to launch it next week, when they already had a definitive solution, but of course, the problem is with the media, which has not explained it properly.

OFFICIAL NOTE FROM INTEL

Intel and other technology companies have learned of new security research that describes software analysis methods that, when used maliciously, have the potential to improperly collect sensitive data from computing devices that are operating as designed. Intel believes that these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify, or delete data.

Recent reports that these exploits are caused by a "bug" or "bug" and that they are unique to Intel products are incorrect. Based on analysis to date, many types of computing devices, with many processors and operating systems from different vendors, are susceptible to these exploits.

Intel is committed to product and customer security and works closely with many other technology companies, including AMD, ARM Holdings, and various operating system vendors, to develop an industry approach that resolves this issue quickly and constructively. Intel began providing software and firmware updates to mitigate these exploits. Unlike some reports, any performance impact is workload dependent and should not be significant for the average user and will mitigate over time.

Intel is committed to industry best practice for disclosure responsible for potential security issues, which is why Intel and other vendors planned to release this topic next week when more firmware and software updates will be available. However, Intel is making this statement today due to inaccurate reporting by the current media.

Check with your operating system manufacturer or system manufacturer and apply any available updates as soon as they are available. Following good security practices that protect your computer against malware in general will also help protect against potential exploitation until updates can be applied.

Intel believes that its products are the safest in the world and that, with the support of its partners, current solutions to this problem provide the best possible security for its customers.