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Microsoft Releases Standards For Highly Secure Windows 10 Devices (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the highly-secure dept.

An anonymous reader writes from a report via BleepingComputer: Yesterday, Microsoft released new standards that consumers should follow in order to have a highly secure Windows 10 device. These standards include the type of hardware that should be included with Windows 10 systems and the minimum firmware features. The hardware standards are broken up into 6 categories, which are minimum specs for processor generation, processor architecture, virtualization, trusted platform modules (TPM), platform boot verification, and RAM. Similarly, firmware features should support at least UEFI 2.4 or later, Secure Boot, Secure MOR 2 or later, and support the Windows UEFI Firmware Capsule Update specification.

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  1. Secure Windows is a phrase that doesn't feel right by iamacat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Like "President Trump". Or "First Post"

  2. Re:Secure Windows is a phrase that means... by harvey+the+nerd · · Score: 4, Funny

    In most of the world, highly secure windows mean 1/2" to 3/4" steel bars...

  3. Re:Sure, but... by hughankers · · Score: 4, Funny

    The chances of it coming with a version of windows that doesn't send any data back home to mama is pretty much nil.

    It should be able to download security patches without sending any identifying information, tell you when it wants to do it, and be highly selective about what it does download from windows update servers.

    But if my system isn't sending back any data, how will Microsoft know when to phone me and tell me when they've found viruses on my computer?

    It's so helpful when that nice foreign sounding gentleman calls me to help me get everything fixed up..... which reminds me.. I hope he rings again soon, after the last time, I don't seem to be able to log into my email or Bitcoin wallet :/