We will come back in the next few days with a more detailed article about this feature, so stay tuned. However, your computer needs UEFI, a technology that has replaced BIOS, in order to take advantage of these features. This driver ensures that all software that tries to boot is known to be secure. Second, Early Launch Antimalware ensures that its driver is the first driver loaded into memory every time your computer starts. This ensures that only legitimate software can launch. First, Secure Boot checks to ensure that any software or operating system launched during the boot process is digitally signed.
To prevent this from happening, Microsoft added a couple new boot features to Windows 8. Once loaded, a virus can cripple your defenses protecting itself from detection and deletion while paving the way for other nasties to get comfortable. Secure BootĪll the security measures in the world can't protect a computer if a virus gets into memory first. Windows 8 security features - Family Safety 5. You can manually create rules to define how it works and what programs are allowed through. Windows Firewall filters incoming and outgoing traffic and can help to block potentially harmful programs from getting in or calling out. While that is true, it's still worth mentioning as it stands your first line of defense against the wild wild web. The Windows Firewall has been around since the days of Windows XP and hasn't changed much since its Windows 7 iteration so it can hardly be considered a new feature.
0 kommentar(er)
