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Heather_Poulsen
Updated Dec 27, 2024
TLADS
Apr 07, 2022Copper Contributor
How do we mitigate some of the various serious bypasses demonstrated by David at the event the other day, yes, I get it, Pluton fixes this. But enterprises (which I manage) have massive fleets of non-Pluton devices that we would like to ensure our secure. We are not just going to throw everything out. 😆 ... temporary mitigation options??
Alan_Meeus
Microsoft
Apr 07, 2022The attacks demonstrated all require a physical attack on the hardware to execute. Secured-core PCs and Windows 11 machines with Memory Access Protection turned on provide protection against trying to bypass the lock screen to access files on a locked PC. Implement Personal Data Encryption once available (announced on April 5) on top. Processor channel attacks are edge cases that need to be protected against. Start by select users that may be prone to such attacks and start replacing their devices with devices that support Pluton.