Hardware-backed confidential computing in Microsoft Azure now includes protected environments for VMs, containers, and GPUs, without the need to write specialized code.
Microsoft is improving Hyper-V support in the upcoming Linux kernel version 6.6 so that both AMD and Intel processors will benefit. The upgrade mainly pertains to improved guest support.
Forum discussion: I m not sure if this has been posted already, I didn t see it.quote:Intel and Microsoft have confirmed that almost all of Intel s desktop processors, prior to 12th Gen CPUs, are vulnerable to a new Transient Execution
Microsoft and Intel have cautioned about a recent security vulnerability affecting 7th Gen, 8th Gen, 9th Gen, 10th Gen, and 11th Gen chips. This security vulnerability is called Downfall or GDS.