Device Guard

Device Guard: Windows 10 Enterprise Security Feature

Device Guard is a Windows 10 enterprise security feature that helps prevent malware from infecting devices by restricting the applications that users can run based on code integrity policies. It helps lock down devices against malware.

What is Device Guard?

Device Guard is an enterprise security feature introduced in Windows 10 to help prevent malware from infecting devices. It works by restricting the applications that users can run based on specified code integrity policies.

Device Guard makes use of virtualization-based security (VBS) and Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) to lock down devices so that only trusted apps vetted by the enterprise admin can run. Any unsigned or untrusted code attempting to run is automatically blocked.

By limiting software to only apps that have been code signed by trusted publishers, Device Guard provides a protective barrier against malware. Even if malware somehow gets installed on a device, Device Guard will prevent it from executing.

In addition to restricting unsigned apps, Device Guard policies control which signed apps are allowed to run. So enterprises have granular control and can create custom allow lists and block lists.

Overall, Device Guard utilizes hardware virtualization features to provide strong security controls and malware defense for Windows 10 devices. For sensitive enterprises that want to lock down and harden their endpoints, Device Guard is an important security tool.

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