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title: "Does UEFI increase security risks from viruses and the like?"  
description: "Does UEFI increase security risks from viruses and the like?"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2012-12-22  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1615/does-uefi-increase-security-risks-from-viruses-and-the-like  
category: "windows 8"  
tags: ["windows 8"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Does UEFI increase security risks from viruses and the like?

Any firmware implementation has to take care to address security. UEFI does not change that for better or worse.

## Answers

### Answer by Vijay Shukla

Any firmware implementation has to take care to address security. UEFI does not change that for better or worse.


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