The advent of Windows 10 has taken the IT world by storm. Whether you are exploring remote access software solutions for your Bay Area startup or simply trying to upgrade your office computers (without switching over to Macs, like your hipster brother-in-law keeps hounding you to do), you want to know a little bit about Windows 10’s security features.
This OS was released on July 29, and it’s available to users of Windows 7 and 8.1 as a free upgrade. The Windows 10 OS features exciting new security elements, including biometric authentication as well as application vetting features. In addition to bringing back the beloved startup menu that many IT professionals couldn’t believe Microsoft excised from Windows 8, Windows 10 borrows a lot of security ideas from the world of smartphones.
First off, the Device Card examines applications that seek to access your computer and network; it stops those that have not been signed by the app store or by software vendors not on an approved list. Per Chris Hallum of Microsoft, this “device card can use hardware technology and virtualization to isolate… decision-making function from the rest of the Windows operating system, which helps to provide protection from attackers or malware…”
Passportallows you to access many sites, apps, and networks without using passwords. Instead, you have a so-called “biometric signature” that you store on your device. This can create both challenges and opportunities for remote desktop IT work. Microsoft hasn’t renounced passwords altogether, though; if you want to continue to use passwords, you don’t have to activate Passport.
Windows Hello is another anti-password biometrics operated security feature that seems ripped straight from a James Bond movie. You can use a fingerprint, the iris in your eye, or even your face to authenticate. Of course, you will need hardware technology that can support Windows’ biometric framework, such as a fingerprint reader.
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