EPISODE · Oct 14, 2020 · 43 MIN
Windows Exploit Protection with Chris Jackson
from RunAs Radio · host Richard Campbell
Windows can protect itself from exploits – but you need to turn it on! Richard talks to Chris Jackson about his recently published document about exploit protection. Chris talks about the long list of mitigation strategies that exist inside of Windows to stop arbitrary code (read: malware) from executing. Each strategy comes with the risk of breaking your application. You need to apply the mitigations on an application-by-application basis, and with some testing around it. But if you want to make your Windows desktops more secure, these exploit protections are enormous!Links:Enable Exploit ProtectionMicrosoft Security BaselinesImage File Execution OptionsEnable Code IntegrityMicrosoft Defender Advanced Threat ProtectionAppCompat ShimsExploit Protection Reference
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Windows can protect itself from exploits – but you need to turn it on! Richard talks to Chris Jackson about his recently published document about exploit protection. Chris talks about the long list of mitigation strategies that exist inside of Windows to stop arbitrary code (read: malware) from executing. Each strategy comes with the risk of breaking your application. You need to apply the mitigations on an application-by-application basis, and with some testing around it. But if you want to make your Windows desktops more secure, these exploit protections are enormous!
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