Security News > 2016 > June > Hijacking the PC Update Process (Schneier on Security)

There's a new report on security vulnerabilities in the PC initialization/update process, allowing someone to hijack it to install malware: One of the major things we found was the presence of third-party update tools. Every OEM we looked at included one (or more) with their default configuration. We also noticed that Microsoft Signature Edition systems also often included OEM update...

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