You may recall that last year WeLiveSecurity
presented a detailed white paper examining Windows 10 from a privacy
and security perspective. Apparently, many readers found this helpful,
particularly IT professionals contemplating enterprise upgrades to Windows
10 from earlier versions. With a number of analysts now predicting that
2017 will be the year most enterprises make the move to Windows 10, ESET
is publishing a new Microsoft Windows 10 white paper that covers changes
to security and privacy features in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
(aka Build 14393, Redstone 1, Version 1607).
Microsoft originally delivered Windows 10
Anniversary Update last August, celebrating the first anniversary of its
flagship desktop operating system with new features and functionality, and
designating it as the Current Branch (CB) for consumers. In late November,
Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update was designated as
the Current Branch for Business (CBB). That means this build of Windows 10
Microsoft is the one expects its business customers to run on the majority of
their desktop computers.
As Microsoft has promised, this build of Windows 10
contains improvements over Threshold 2 (aka Build 10586), the previous build of
Windows that was released in November 2015. However, it also removes some
features, makes changes to others, and has some issues which may impact its
users’ security.
Our new white paper that looks at the removal
of security and privacy related features such as Wi-Fi Sense and Kid’s Corner,
changes to Group Policy and PIN-based login, and the latest versions of Windows
Defender and Microsoft Edge. We also look at some of the issues affecting
Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and how they may impact the security for
consumers and businesses. The table of contents is as follows:
The new white paper can be downloaded here: Windows 10 Anniversary Update Security and Privacy (PDF).
The new white paper can be downloaded here: Windows 10 Anniversary Update Security and Privacy (PDF).
If you have any security or privacy questions about
the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, please feel free to ask them, below.
The previous white paper can be downloaded from
ESET’s We Live Security blog here: Windows 10 Anniversary
Update Security and Privacy.