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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth

by Paul Huijbregts, Joe Anich, Justen Graves
March 2023
Beginner to intermediate
362 pages
9h 53m
English
Packt Publishing
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Introduction to Attack Surface Reduction

In this chapter, we will address which additional layers of defense can be applied to your endpoints for additional opportunities to prevent attacks from gaining a foothold. Elements of this layered defense include the prevention of certain user- or application-initiated actions but also blocking connections to bad destinations, including those in use by attackers that have already had some success gaining a level of control over a device. Since some of these additional controls can have an impact on the user experience, your business software, or other (security-related) tools, you may need to carefully consider which can be safely applied.

We will cover the following topics:

  • What is attack surface ...
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