"Microsoft's New Plan to Defend the Code Deep Within PCs"

Microsoft has announced a new hardware and system architecture feature, named secured-core PC. The feature for Windows will defend the foundational code, firmware, against hacking. Firmware provides instructions on how the device communicates with other computer hardware. This software has been an attractive target for hackers because it is usually written by hardware manufactures instead of operating system developers and it often lacks security. This article continues to discuss the role of firmware in computers, growing concerns surrounding the insecurity of firmware, known attacks in which firmware-hacking malware was used, the concept behind the secured-core PC feature, and what to consider in the implementation of this feature. 

Wired reports "Microsoft's New Plan to Defend the Code Deep Within PCs"