Dark Reading: Windows 8 Security Stresses Exploit Prevention - Dark Reading: Vulnerabilities & Threats

A look at some of the key security features in the Microsoft's new OS

Dec 20, 2012
By Kelly Jackson Higgins

Windows 8 won't be under the Christmas tree for most enterprises this year: It's too new, and Windows 7 remains well-entrenched for now. But with the brand-new Windows 8, Microsoft has continued its strategy of building more security features into the operating system to help deflect attacks.

One key theme in Windows 8 security is repelling exploitation: mainly making sure that when -- that's when, not if -- malware gets in, it can't actually do harm. That's right in sync with a growing sense of fatalism among enterprises and security vendors that has replaced the secure fortress mindset. It's no longer if or when you get hacked, but the assumption that you've already been hacked, with a focus on minimizing the damage.

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