Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure

ComputerWeekly | Jan 6, 2015

Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update. “Ethics aside, the Windows 8.1 flaw underlines that in modern enterprise network-connected systems, local exploits have enterprise-wide implications,” said chief evangelist at security analytics firm RedSeal, Steve Hultquist.