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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Secure Boot Vulnerability Exposes Windows Devices to Attacks | SecurityWeek.Com

Secure Boot Bypass Allows Hackers to Load Bootkits/Rootkits on Windows Devices

Microsoft has been attempting to patch a serious Secure Boot vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the security feature and install rootkits and bootkits on Windows devices. Researchers believe the security flaw cannot be fully patched. [....]

http://www.securityweek.com/secure-boot-vulnerability-exposes-windows-devices-attacks via @SecurityWeek

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Patch Report: All Versions of Windows affected by Critical Vulnerability

Microsoft has rolled out six security updates this Patch Tuesday, out of which three are considered to be "critical," while the rest are marked as "important." Bulletin MS15-106 is considered to be critical for Internet Explorer (IE) and affects absolutely all versions of Windows operating system. The [...]

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Is This Security-Focused Linux Kernel Really UnHackable?

Can you name which Operating System is most Secure? ...Windows, Mac, Linux or any particular Linux Distribution? Yes, we get that! It’s not an easy thing to pick. Besides Windows, Even the so-called ultra-secure Linux Distros were found to be vulnerable to various critical flaws in past [...]

Friday, August 7, 2015

Windows Updates Can be Intercepted to Inject Malware into Corporate Networks

If you think that the patches delivered through Windows update can not be laced with malware, think again. Security researchers have shown that Hackers could intercept Windows Update to deliver and inject malware in organizations. Security researchers from UK-based security firm ‘Context’ [...]