

More importantly, we outline recommendations for deploying these rules in enterprise environments. The latest attack surface reduction rules in Windows Defender ATP in latest re based on system and application vulnerabilities uncovered by Microsoft and other security companies. Other rules include the ability to disable scripts from creating executable content or blocking file executions unless age and prevalence criteria are met. In previous releases of Windows we launched rules that let customers disallow remote process creation through WMI or PSExec and block Office applications from creating executable content. Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection ( Windows Defender ATP) enables you to take advantage of attack surface reduction rules that allow you to control exploitable threat vectors in a simple and customizable manner. However, macros can spawn child processes, invoke the Windows API, and perform other tasks which render them exploitable by malware. For example, macros are an old and powerful tool for task automation. Software applications may use known, insecure methods, or methods later identified as useful for malware exploits. In this blog, we discuss the two attack surface reduction rules introduced in the most recent release of Windows and cover suggested deployment methods and best practices. Attack surface reduction is a technique to remove or constrain exploitable behaviors in your systems. The keystone to good security hygiene is limiting your attack surface. Endpoint management Endpoint management.Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management.Microsoft Purview Information Protection.Information protection Information protection.Microsoft Priva Subject Rights Requests.Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance.Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management.Risk management & privacy Risk management & privacy.Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management.

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