Security News > 2021 > October > Microsoft adds tamper protection to Windows 11 security baseline
Microsoft has released the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit.
When enabling the Microsoft Security Baseline for Windows 11, Redmond urges admins to ensure that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's tamper protection feature, which adds additional protection against human-operated ransomware attacks, is enabled.
Windows security baselines provide admins with Microsoft-recommended security configuration baselines designed to reduce Windows systems' attack surface and boost the overall security posture of Windows enterprise endpoints.
"A security baseline is a group of Microsoft-recommended configuration settings that explains their security impact," as Microsoft explains.
The Windows 11 security baseline is available for download via the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit.
Further details on the changes implemented in the Windows 11 baseline are available on the Microsoft Security Baselines blog post announcing this release.
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