Security News > 2020 > October > Windows 10 20H2 adds faster malware detection to security baseline

Microsoft announced the security baseline draft release for Windows 10 and Windows Server, version 20H2, as well as the intention to include the Microsoft Defender Antivirus 'Block At First Sight' feature within the new baseline.

The Windows 10 security baseline enables security admins to use Microsoft-recommended Group Policy Object baselines to reduce Windows 10's attack surface and for boosting the overall security posture of enterprise endpoints.

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, admins are also advised to apply the Microsoft Edge security baseline to their systems seeing that the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser is now delivered as a built-in part of the OS. A list of all changes that may be included in the final version of the baseline based on tester feedback is available in Microsoft's security guidance blog post.

As usual, with each security baseline draft release, Microsoft also includes spreadsheets documenting all security settings and group policies for Windows 10 and Windows Server v2004 "Along with the Microsoft-recommended configuration of those settings for well-managed enterprise systems."

Microsoft previously added new account password length security policies to the Windows 10 2004 baseline and removed Exploit Protection settings from the Windows 10 1909 security baseline.

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