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Those are all important, of course, but they are not the only metrics to look at.

The2024 Intel Product Security Reportcovers a breadth of topics.

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Most notably, AMD claims that AMD CPUs had 4.4 times more firmware vulnerabilities in hardware root-of-trust than Intel.

Intel also highlighted that 78 vulnerabilities listed by AMD are marked as “no fix planned.”

Below are the key points summarized by Intel:

Within the full report, Intel discusses platform firmware vulnerabilities.

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In contrast, AMD only proactively discovered 57% of the platform vulnerabilities that were disclosed last year.

AMD and NVIDIA are now pressured to respond to any vulnerabilities or issues highlighted by Intel.

It’s common practice in the tech industry to share security reports publicly.

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Intel has had a tumultuous past several years.

The company just saw itsformer CEO Pat Gelsinger retire.

Intel Foundry Services has been described by many as “floundering.”

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Intel needs to earn back consumer trust, and good security figures could help.

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