Security News > 2016 > August > Windows 10 Attack Surface Grows with Linux Support in Anniversary Update (Threatpost)

2016-08-10 14:00
Support for Linux binaries in a new Windows 10 Anniversary Update feature expands the OS' attack surface, experts said.
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