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Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks

March 18, 2020 admin chip to cloud security, cve-2018-19320, cybersecurity, hypervisor-protected code integrity (hvci), kernel attacks, Microsoft Defender ATP, ransomware, robbinhood, secured-core pcs, virtualization-based security (vbs), Windows Defender System Guard

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:49 +0000

Secured-core PCs combine virtualization, operating system, and hardware and firmware protection. Along with Microsoft Defender ATP, Secured-core PCs provide end-to-end protection against advanced attacks that leverage driver vulnerabilities to gain kernel privileges.

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Building Zero Trust networks with Microsoft 365

June 14, 2018 admin Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, conditional access, cybersecurity, data breach, Microsoft Intune, runtime attestation, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender System Guard, Zero Trust network

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:00:35 +0000

The traditional perimeter-based network defense is obsolete. Perimeter-based networks operate on the assumption that all systems within a network can be trusted. However, todays increasingly mobile workforce, the migration towards public cloud services, and the adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model make perimeter security controls irrelevant. Networks that fail to evolve from traditional

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Introducing Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation

April 19, 2018 admin cybersecurity, runtime attestation, VBS enclaves, virtualization-based security, Windows 10, Windows Defender System Guard

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:57 +0000

At Microsoft, we want users to be in control of their devices, including knowing the security health of these devices. If important security features should fail, users should be aware. Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation, a new Windows platform security technology, fills this need. In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, we reorganized all system