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Can malicious actors issue Windows 10 updates? I heard this for (improperly implemented) application updates but not for Windows 10 updates. Microsoft has stron
by chopin 8y ago
Can malicious actors issue Windows 10 updates? I heard this for (improperly implemented) application updates but not for Windows 10 updates. Microsoft has strong incentives to prevent this and done a good job so far. I agree with you if MS would push a bad update it would be a PR desaster for MS.
- rainonmoon 8y agoWell, the other issue is that if the public lose trust in first-party updates, they're also potentially skipping security patches, making everyone more vulnerable on the whole. Obviously this might work in favour of one government's agenda, but equally opens those devices up to exploiting by anyone else (including foreign actors.)
- jacques_chester 8y agoWindows rejects updates that aren't signed by known keys. Those keys are probably some of the most valuable 1s and 0s in the world.