{"id":74101,"date":"2018-01-10T09:08:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=74101"},"modified":"2019-05-08T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T03:17:42","slug":"the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-13-is-my-computers-cpu-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-13-is-my-computers-cpu-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"Is my computer&#8217;s CPU secure? &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png\" alt=\"New Intego Mac Podcast Episode\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intego Mac Podcast<\/a> episode 13 is now available!<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode features Kirk and Josh&#8217;s analysis of Meltdown and Spectre, two vulnerabilities that affect the majority of computers and portable devices in circulation, both of which require software and perhaps hardware fixes to mitigate potential threats. 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