According to this, Windows Defender ATP support Windows 10 Pro too. I believe it will filter down into a more user-friendly form and all versions of W10 as time moves on. Microsoft is committed to security because they know they will be blamed for it anyway, even if it is the bad guys perpetrating the offenses and the anti-malware industry's failure to stop malware.
No way. If MS decides to force subscription to Home users, it's off to Linux which I will probably migrate to anyway.
itman you can just create a bootable Linux distro USB and run it off that or install it on your PC. I been using Linux mint for a while now and it is lightening fast. Bill so looks like I will get the update then. What I was wondering is does that still mean I would get the new protection?
MS is not going to force subscriptions on us. It is important note that only Microsoft has the financial incentive to stop malware. As I noted before, there will be those who blame MS anyway, regardless who's fault it is. So MS has every desire to prevent that from happening. And it is important to note that ALL the 3rd-party security program makers depend on malware and need malware to thrive. If malware was eradicated, they would go out of business. So the only IT company that really wants malware to go away is Microsoft. Everybody else are like arms dealers - they love war, though are not likely to admit it. So Microsoft comes out ahead by keeping security (at least for home and SOHO users) effective and free. I don't have fully privy to what is going on at MS, but it is my understanding that as advanced security features mature and are proven effective, they will be integrated with Windows Defender, then pushed down to all us. And just as we can disable Windows Defender now for 3rd-party alternatives, we will be able to disable it in the future too.
Perhaps you are following the advice that Brian Krebs gave a while back for safe on-line banking practices for businesses? Ref.: https://krebsonsecurity.com/online-banking-best-practices-for-businesses/
itman I do understand your point , however I been reading a lot more Linux stuff is being targeted currently. Mainly because a lot of server are still Linux based. Even the new WikiLeaks show the Government agencies ( CIA ) using tools against Linux and you can bet the bad guys are too. And this has been proven and not FUD. It is a good idea to check in on Wilders Linux thread from time to time. Those dudes know what they are talking about. I had a few issues installing a new printer on my sisters pc running Kubuntu and they were able to help.
This is absolutely true. I recommend everyone sign up for the Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin Vulnerability Summaries. If you have not checked it out already, you would be surprised at the programs that frequently have newly discovered vulnerabilities reported. Check out the summary for the week of Feb 20th and you will see a bunch of "High Vulnerabilities" (the most critical) reported for Apple and Linux operating systems. And under Medium you will note Apple iphone OS. Apple Safari and Google Chrome are listed too. Now newly discovered vulnerabilities don't automatically mean there is malware already out there to exploit them, but it does not us that the alternative solutions are not as safe as many want us to believe (especially those in the IT press seeking attention who like to target Microsoft).
Bill If I knew someone that worked for the DOD and DARPA as a data analyst do I need to sign up? His boss was David Howell Petraeus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus I think I taught him how to program in Visual Basic in 1997. now he uses Python
LOL, interesting article, but this is a standard feature of HIPS, nothing new or special about this. But OK, I understand they are just trying to promote Win Defender ATP, nothing wrong with this. However, it would have been sexier if they were talking about newer code injection methods.
I have the Surface Book, which is running default Windows 10 Pro, so I could sign up for a free trial, I guess.
Windows Defender ATP is built-in to Windows 10 Enterprise so no third party anti-malware solution is needed.
On Win10 , with Applocker, GP, WinDef APT, DeviceGuard , you just need a memory protection type of software.