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Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop

You're reading from   Securing Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop Start implementing and optimizing security for Windows 365 and AVD infrastructure

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835460252
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dominiek Verham Dominiek Verham
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Johan Vanneuville Johan Vanneuville
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Virtual Desktops FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop 3. Part 2: Why Is Endpoint Security Important?
4. Chapter 2: Importance of Securing Your Desktops 5. Chapter 3: Modern Security Risks 6. Part 3: Security Controls for W365 and AVD
7. Chapter 4: Securing User Sessions 8. Chapter 5: Preventing Data Leakage from Desktops 9. Chapter 6: Update Management Strategies 10. Chapter 7: Threat Detection and Prevention 11. Chapter 8: Configuring Access Control 12. Part 4: Additional Security Controls per Solution
13. Chapter 9: Securing Windows 365 14. Chapter 10: Securing Azure Virtual Desktop 15. Chapter 11: Securing Azure Infrastructure 16. Part 5: Use Cases
17. Chapter 12: Windows 365 Use Cases 18. Chapter 13: Azure Virtual Desktop Use Cases 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Configuring screen locks

Windows has some great built-in security features that help to keep the desktop secure. While some are configured on the desktop itself, others can be managed using Microsoft Intune as well. Join us while we explore the built-in security options of Windows.

Dynamic locking

A user has access to their company’s apps and data once they have signed in to their personal desktop. It doesn’t really matter whether their workspace is on their local device or a virtual desktop such as Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop. In an ideal world, all of the users would hit the Windows key + L to lock their desktop before they leave for a short while. But what happens if they forget?

The workspace will be unlocked and access to corporate apps and potentially sensitive data will remain available. Bad actors have an opportunity to access data they are not supposed to. So what options do IT admins have to limit the time that the workspace is unlocked in...

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