Check your Windows Secure Boot status now. Later could be too late
THE SO WHAT
Secure Boot is one of the few defenses that operates before malware can even see your OS—if it’s misconfigured, your entire endpoint stack is exposed. CISOs should push a quick audit of Secure Boot status across fleets this week, especially on developer and admin machines.
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