Numerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can cause persistent malware attacks. A report titled “Screwed Drivers,” which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON, urges Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class of vulnerabilities. Microsoft should blacklist known bad drivers, it recommends. The insecure drivers problem is widespread, involving more than 40 drivers from at least 20 different vendors.
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Faulty Driver Coding Exposes Microsoft Windows to Malware Risks
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 15, 2019 09:31 AMNumerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can cause persistent malware attacks. A report titled “Screwed Drivers,” which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON, urges Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class of vulnerabilities. Microsoft should blacklist known bad drivers, it recommends. The insecure drivers problem is widespread, involving more than 40 drivers from at least 20 different vendors.