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Windows Update vulnerability puts corporate networks at risk from malicious insiders, warn researchers

06 August 2015 •

Windows Update 'may be hiding some serious threats' claim Context security researchers

A Windows Update vulnerability can be abused by insiders to perpetrate internal attacks on corporate networks by exploiting insecurely configured enterprise implementations of Windows Server Update Services...

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