As in all potential Day 0 attacks; people need to follow Best Practices to secure their Network & PCs.
 
1) Updated OS: Security parches kept up to date
 
2) Network security: Firewalls (hard & soft) change the password, updated firmware
    Know who has access to your network (Whitelist) & who is downloading what.   
    Turn Remote access Off
 
3) PC: Good Passwords & Account names, Daily/ Hourly security patches for your Security software, Daily scans, Anti-Malware & Anti-Virus
 
4) Encryption of ALL sensitive Data, this would include hardware locks when appropriate
 
5) Implement a backup plan, use it, Test it before you Need it.

kram36

ty_ger07

kram36
So I downloaded the InSpectre tool and I got this as my result.

Again, what's your point? You are the center of the universe, it seems.

As already stated multiple times, it's an extremely serious vulnerability which requires patching. If your board manufacturer patched the issue, good for you. La-di-da. Others haven't. Go find somewhere else to be the center of attention.

Oh look at me! I'm the center of the world...yay!
 
Let me remind you of this for those that do not have a patch for their pc.
 

Apvrille's work backs up what we've heard from other researchers: so far, Spectre exploitation is theoretical, with no exploits in the wild. She wrote that while there was a flurry of “Spectre exploit” stories based on AV-Test sample collection, it turned out that all of the reported samples were proofs-of-concept rather than genuine malware.

No known exploits in the wild = no unknown exploits in the wild? = never will be exploits in the wild?
Does not compute.
It is an extremely serious vulnerability, and if/when it is exploited, the consequences can be massive.

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