Discussion Group - The Meltdown Paper

-Meltdown-

In what been described as perhaps the worst CPU vulnerability ever, the recently disclosed Meltdown attack affects every Intel x86 processor made within the past 23 years, and also some ARM-based processors. Mitigations for the Meltdown vulnerability have appreciably slowed down servers, consumer computers, and smartphones worldwide, and sparked a massive conversation in the global technology community about a new class of sidechannel attack. Come join the conversation as we host a discussion group on the meltdown paper. https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf

The discussion group is to be chaired by Daniel Norman. Previous discussion groups we've hosted resulted in fascinating and quite lively conversation. You don't have to read the paper to join the discussion, but it is encouraged that you do so.

Pizza and beverages provided by güdTECH. Street parking on 6th, 7th & 8th Avenues north of B Street is usually easy at that hour. Meters nearby are free after 6. Read signage before you park on A street.

If you're interested in presenting a paper please fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaI-fWdys27-ByT_HdtsJ73V4AxZr0hf1GSqLsQ1IwAaPdIQ/viewform) or talk to us in person at the meetup.