Protection against side channel attacks such as Spectre v2, v3a/v4 or L1TF requires not only operating system patches but also an update of the CPU microcode. Updating the microcode via the operating system is easier than via a BIOS update – especially when you are running tens, hundreds or even thousands of servers in your datacenter. Join this ignite talk and learn in 5 minutes everything you need to know to protect your Linux and FreeBSD servers from L1TF and the Spectre’s of the world 🙂
Werner Fischer is responsible for product security at the server manufacturer Thomas-Krenn and also continuously analyzes new technologies within the scope of his work. He is a regular speaker at many conferences and chief editor of the Thomas-Krenn-Wiki, for which he has written over 600 articles.