Security concerns (old hardware)

[noob53486]

Hi I am concerned about my PC setup.
I am running a Toshiba Qosmio x770 with a i7-2630QM and a GTX 560M (Win 10).
The newest updates available are from 2012 (Bios, processor, Graphics etc.).

Should I be concerned about my security since i did not have any updates that stop exploits like meltdown and spectre?

I would really appreciate some advice. Should abandon this setup?

[WereCatf]

6 minutes ago, noob53486 said:

Should I be concerned about my security since i did not have any updates that stop exploits like meltdown and spectre?

I would really appreciate some advice. Should abandon this setup?

They're not a concern for a home-user. Without going too deep into the details, those exploits are all about trying to access what you have in RAM; they don't help the attackers to run any malicious code on your system or anything like that. As a typical home-user, you don't have anything particularly useful or interesting in RAM and even if you did, those exploits take too long to run to find it.

[noob53486]

4 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

They're not a concern for a home-user. Without going too deep into the details, those exploits are all about trying to access what you have in RAM; they don't help the attackers to run any malicious code on your system or anything like that. As a typical home-user, you don't have anything particularly useful or interesting in RAM and even if you did, those exploits take too long to run to find it.

Thank you for the fast reply!

[porina]

The fixes can be applied at multiple levels, so even without a bios update, it doesn't necessarily mean you're totally unprotected. For example, Windows can download microcode updates at runtime even if not provided by your bios, and also applies software level mitigation. Basically keep Win10 and drivers where available up to date and it'll be good enough for most.