Cybersecurity
Intel CEO Comments Indicate Chip Issue May Cause Bigger Slowdown
- Chipmaker’s leader says slowing of computers will vary
- No information has been illicitly accessed, Krzanich says
Semiconductor Industry Meltdown Exposes Security Vulnerabilities
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Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich prefaced his annual celebration of the future of technology with a warning.
Software patches put in place to protect computers against a recently uncovered chip vulnerability will slow down machines, but have so far headed off any illicit efforts to obtain data, Krzanich said at the CES consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas on Monday. While Intel and others have previously downplayed the possible impact of the fixes, indicating that in rare cases computers might be slowed as much as 30 percent, Krzanich’s comments suggest that the problem may be more pervasive.