Security News > 2018 > January > Microsoft Patch Nukes Bad Intel Firmware
2018-01-29 14:03
Fix for Spectre May Result in Lost or Corrupted DataHow bad does a third-party fix have to be for Microsoft to issue a rare, weekend update that helps IT administrators disable it? A security update from Microsoft allows users to disable a faulty Intel firmware update that can lead to frequent rebooting as well as lost or corrupted data.
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