Windows 10 News You Can Use – February 2017

Posted on February 3, 2017 Updated on February 3, 2017

1. NSS Labs reports showing that Microsoft Edge (in Windows 10) blocks more phishing sites and socially engineered malware than Chrome or Firefox. Available for download from http://www.nsslabs.com/browser-security.
2. New evidence and stories on enterprise detection and response (EDR) against threat actors:
   • TERBIUM
     https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2016/12/09/windows-10-protection-detection-and-response-against-recent-attacks
     PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM
     https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2016/12/14/twin-zero-day-attacks-promethium-and-neodymium-target-individuals-in-europe
   • Detecting threat actors in recent German industrial attacks with Windows Defender ATP
     https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/01/25/detecting-threat-actors-in-recent-german-industrial-attacks-with-windows-defender-atp
3. Microsoft IT Showcase – Windows Defender ATP for EDR helps detect sophisticated threats https://www.microsoft.com/itshowcase/Article/Content/854/Windows-Defender-ATP-helps-detect-sophisticated-threats
4. Desktop as a Service (DaaS) – Virtualization of Win10 in the cloud, fast provisioning and flexibility
   • “At Citrix Synergy last year, we promised to make it easy for Windows 10 Enterprise E3 Per User customers to deploy Windows 10 desktops virtually on Azure using XenDesktop. Today, we’re introducing XenDesktop Essentials — coming soon to the Azure Marketplace — which provides a straightforward XenDesktop service for delivering Windows 10 desktops on Azure that partners and customers can manage through Citrix Cloud. Delivering Windows 10 workspaces running on Azure to any device has never been simpler or easier, or more cost-effective.”
   • https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2017/01/09/partnership-update-microsoft-citrix
   • https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2017/01/09/the-citrix-and-microsoft-partnership-hits-the-accelerator
   • https://www.citrix.com/news/announcements/jan-2017/citrix-unveils-roadmap-to-the-cloud-and-secure-mobility-for-part.html
   • Interested to learn more in general, watch this 48-minute session from Ignite 2016
     https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2016/BRK2248
5. Two new videos in the Win10 IT pro series have been published online!
   • Microsoft Mechanics: an overview of Windows as a Service
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLc4-Suv0LU
   • New Microsoft Virtual Academy Course: Dropping the Hammer on Malware with Windows 10 Device Guard
     https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/dropping-the-hammer-on-malware-with-windows-10-device-guard-16926
6. Windows Hello supports a growing variety of secured companion devices
   https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/12/windows-hello-supports-growing-variety-secured-companion-devices
7. BIOS legacy to UEFI conversion tool.
   • Although not specifically called out in the 15007 Build Blog, it looks like the In-Place UEFI tool announced in December has rolled out in 15007.
   • See below and also this Blog from a partner.
   • This is available on the fast build of the latest release. Let us know what you think!
8. Windows 10 achieves FIPS 140-2 compliance.
   http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2017.htm