Windows 10 and Windows 11 have continued to raise the security bar for drivers running in the kernel. Kernel-mode driver publishers must pass the hardware lab kit (HLK) compatibility tests, malware scanning, and prove their identity through extended validation (EV) certificates.
With cyberattacks continuing to rise, the need for secure computing has never been more important. Customers care about the protection of their data and workloads, and platform security can be an important tool in a comprehensive defense-in-depth strategy.
As the world has changed over the past 18-months, companies have been wrestling with ways to keep employees and data protected as they support new ways of hybrid working.
Over the last year, PCs have kept us connected to family, friends, and enabled businesses to continue to run. This new hybrid work paradigm has got us thinking about how we will continue to deliver the best possible quality, experience, and security for the more than 1 billion people who use Windows.
We are excited to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 20211, receiving one of the highest scores in the strategy category and among the top three scores in the current offering category.
Today, we are excited to announce that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint support of Windows 10 on Arm devices is generally available. This expanded support is part of our continued efforts to extend Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capabilities across all the endpoints defenders need to secure.
Learn how Microsoft and its partners are advancing IAM through secure passwordless access.
In collaboration with leading silicon partners AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., we are announcing the Microsoft Pluton security processor. This chip-to-cloud security technology, pioneered in Xbox and Azure Sphere, will bring even more security advancements to future Windows PCs and signals the beginning of a journey with ecosystem and OEM partners.
Key to defending the hypervisor, and by extension the rest of the OS, from low-level threats is protecting System Management Mode (SMM), an execution mode in x86-based processors that runs at a higher effective privilege than the hypervisor.
For important security features on Windows to properly do their jobs, the platform’s firmware and hardware must be trustworthy and healthy. Learn about Secure Launch, which leverages the principle of Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM), and System Management Mode (SMM) protection.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily routines, the ways we work, and our reliance on technology. As we spend more time online, it’s more important than ever to remember the basics of online safety have not changed.
Guidance on how to make your endpoints one of the strongest.
