Security News > 2017 > October > Is the Windows 10 controlled folder access anti-ransomware feature any good?

With last week’s release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users get a new feature aimed at stopping ransomware from encrypting their most important files. It’s called controlled folder access, and is part of Windows Defender Exploit Guard, a new set of host intrusion prevention defenses that walks in the footsteps of Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET). How does controlled folder access work? Controlled folder access locks down folders, allowing only authorized (whitelisted) apps … More →

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