Microsoft announces major new Windows 11 security features for 2022>
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Among the new features that Microsoft has announced are capabilities that have the potential to make a âhuge dentâ in phishing and targeted malware attacks, ultimately reducing the proliferation of ransomware, Weston said.

The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen solution will offer improved phishing detection starting with the next annual release of Windows 11, by alerting users when they enter Microsoft credentials into a malicious application or website.

In terms of stopping malware, Microsoft plans to introduce Smart App Control â a new Windows 11 feature that will thwart malicious applications by only running apps that are cryptographically signed.

This leverages a concept that Microsoft had deployed in its Windows 10S edition, which locked down devices to only be able to run apps from the Microsoft Store. âIt was great for security. We had no malware,â Weston said.

Other security enhancements that Microsoft is announcing include wider availability of virtualization-based security (VBS), turned on by default, with the arrival of the 2022 annual Windows 11 feature update.

An additional upcoming Windows 11 security feature, personal data encryption, will serve as a second layer of encryption beyond BitLocker. This second layer will be file-specific, and will be tied to a usersâs Windows Hello credential. Thus, if an attacker was âsomehow [able] to get past BitLocker, these files would still stay encrypted,â Weston said.

In that same vein, Microsoft is also touting the commercial launch of its Pluton security processor, set to occur within the next month, which will bring benefits including automatic firmware updates, Weston said. Pluton will be available in some devices from vendors including Lenovo, for PCs with AMD or Qualcomm processors (no Intel for now), he said.
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