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  • Patch your operating systems, browsers, and other software
    • Prioritize patching your browser(s)
  • Understand your anti-virus product impact.  These types of software may cause problems with Windows updates - the windows patch may not be available until anti-virus updates are available.

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are not running a Microsoft supported anti-virus, the Windows patch may need to be manually enabled (requires register key setting change).
    • If you apply the registry setting with an unsupported anti-virus, you risk a BSOD
  • Understand your cloud infrastructure (IaaS) impact.  Your provider may reboot your host(s) but you will still need to apply OS and software patches.

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https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html

The webcast recording is now available from SANS. Click the Register button and log into your account. You will then see the "View Webcast" button and the "Download Presentation Slides" link on this page.

https://www.sans.org/webcasts/meltdown-spectre-understanding-mitigating-threats-106815

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Microsoft released patches today - the patch is not enabled by default and has to be enabled manually after the patch is applied.  In addition, the patch will not be available for systems that are running incompatible anti-virus - some AV packages make calls into kernel memory that will cause a blue-screen-of-death if the patch is applied and enabled.  More information from Microsoft is available here

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