Google made a significant event out of Leap Day 2012 by releasing a new version of Google Analytics featuring Data Sampling. The idea behind data sampling ...

MDS – Microarchitectural Data Sampling Modern Intel processors employ data storage in its internal buffers, the data being sent to and from the processor’s cache.

Systematic sampling is low risk, controllable and easy, but this statistical sampling method could lead to sampling errors and data manipulation.

A simple random sample is used to represent the entire data population. A stratified random sample divides the population into smaller groups based on shared characteristics.

New speculative execution bug leaks data from Intel chips’ internal buffers Intel-specific vulnerability was found by researchers both inside and outside the company.