Summary

In this chapter, we provided an overview of the hardware-based security features used to protect Windows from the boot chain, the OS layer, and for virtualization of the OS. We covered hardware concerns in terms of vulnerabilities such as rootkits and bootkits and the importance of the supply chain to ensure your organization purchases hardware that has been properly certified. Next, we covered BIOS, Secure Boot, and TPM and how these hardware components are the framework for hardware-backed VBS. We talked about the latest advanced protection features leveraging VBS, such as Credential Guard and Microsoft Defender Application Guard, as well as how to enable them using MDM or through Group Policy.

Finally, we finished by discussing how System Guard uses dynamic root-of-trust measurements and remote attestation to help protect your systems and hardware-based security features to secure data from lost or stolen devices, along with an overview on hardware security recommendations...