Surface expands its Secured-core portfolio with the new Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors

Microsoft is proud to announce our latest Secured-core offering, the all-new Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors. These devices offer comprehensive security out-of-the-box with tightly integrated hardware, software, firmware, and identity protection layers.
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New Security Signals study shows firmware attacks on the rise; here’s how Microsoft is working to help eliminate this entire class of threats

The March 2021 Security Signals report showed that more than 80% of enterprises have experienced at least one firmware attack in the past two years, but only 29% of security budgets are allocated to protect firmware.
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Force firmware code to be measured and attested by Secure Launch on Windows 10

For important security features on Windows to properly do their jobs, the platform’s firmware and hardware must be trustworthy and healthy. Learn about Secure Launch, which leverages the principle of Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM), and System Management Mode (SMM) protection.
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Introducing Kernel Data Protection, a new platform security technology for preventing data corruption

Kernel Data Protection (KDP) is a set of APIs that provide the ability to mark some kernel memory as read-only, preventing attackers from ever modifying protected memory.
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Secured-core PCs help customers stay ahead of advanced data theft

Secured-core PCs provide customers with Windows 10 systems that come configured from OEMs with a set of hardware, firmware, and OS features enabled by default, mitigating Thunderspy and any similar attacks that rely on malicious DMA.
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Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks

Secured-core PCs combine virtualization, operating system, and hardware and firmware protection. Along with Microsoft Defender ATP, Secured-core PCs provide end-to-end protection against advanced attacks that leverage driver vulnerabilities to gain kernel privileges.
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