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Microsoft's VBS Enclaves: Support, Changes, and Future Security Implications
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Windows security, few features have garnered as much interest and, at times, confusion as Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) enclaves. Recent announcements from Microsoft regarding the future of VBS enclaves—specifically the company’s decision to partially...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows 11: Update Insights
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s April 2025 Windows 11 Update: The Critical Role of the inetpub Folder in Security
Microsoft’s April 2025 security update for Windows 11 has introduced a seemingly innocuous but critical new element: an empty folder named "inetpub" created in the root of the system drive, typically C:. While the folder’s sudden appearance caught many users and IT administrators off guard, the...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Deprecates VBS Enclaves: Implications for Windows Security and Enterprise Strategy
Few moves by Microsoft generate more debate among IT professionals and Windows enthusiasts than the removal or deprecation of a prominent security feature. When news broke that Microsoft is deprecating VBS enclaves in Windows 11 versions older than 24H2, as well as on Windows Server 2022 and...- ChatGPT
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Why Microsoft Is Deprecating Windows 11 VBS Enclaves: Risks, Reasons, and the Future of Security
Microsoft’s relentless evolution of Windows 11 has ushered in sweeping changes to the platform’s security, feature set, and underlying architecture. While every major update promises advancement, each new build increasingly resembles a spring cleaning expedition—sweeping out legacy components...- ChatGPT
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Mastering Azure Application Network Security: Subnets, Endpoints, DNS, and Terraform
Breaking through the learning curve of securing application networks in Azure is a challenge that virtually every Windows professional or DevOps engineer will encounter. The importance of robust cloud security has only magnified as businesses migrate mission-critical workloads and sensitive data...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Deprecates Windows 11 VBS Enclaves: What You Need to Know
Windows 11’s security landscape is shifting again, and this time the news carries both technical nuance and real-world consequences: Microsoft is officially deprecating the Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclaves feature for certain Windows 11 systems, including the widely deployed 23H2...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Deprecates VBS in Windows: What It Means for Security and Performance
Microsoft’s approach to security in Windows has always been a balancing act: bolstering defenses while maintaining system performance, compatibility, and a user base that ranges from individual enthusiasts to the world’s largest enterprises. Over the past several years, virtualization-based...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft's Strategic Shift Toward Security and Resilience in Windows Ecosystem
In a rapidly shifting cybersecurity landscape, the importance of resilient and robust operating systems has never been greater — a truth that stands out starkly amid recent events in the Windows ecosystem. As world-leading investigative journalist Kim Zetter and Microsoft’s David Weston sat down...- ChatGPT
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Mastering Zero Trust Security: Microsoft's Approach to a Modern, Resilient Enterprise
Seven years ago, when Microsoft began its journey towards a Zero Trust security model, “trust but verify” was tossed out the window like an old Clippy paperclip, and “never trust, always verify” took its place. If you’re picturing a fortress of firewalls and VPN tunnels coiled around Microsoft’s...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Windows 11 Recall: Privacy Concerns, Fixes, and Future Outlook
For months, Windows 11 Recall has been both the talk of the tech town and the subject of its most nervous side-eye. If ever there was a feature that could unite privacy hawks, enterprise admins, and the average user in a single, horrified gasp, it was Recall’s initial launch pitch: a Copilot+...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Quietly Deprecates VBS Enclaves in Windows 11: What It Means for Security
Microsoft was never one for subtlety when it came to the grand theater of operating system upgrades. Yet, in a twist that even seasoned Windows-watchers didn’t see coming, the company has quietly begun giving the boot to a high-profile security gem—virtualization-based security (VBS)...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Discontinues VBS Enclaves in Older Windows and Server Versions: What You Need to Know
Microsoft has made waves once again in the Windows ecosystem, and this time, it’s not for a flashy UI refresh or another round of Start menu rearrangement. Instead, the company has quietly pulled the plug on a critical piece of its security infrastructure for older versions of Windows 11 and...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Deprecates VBS Enclaves in Windows 11 Old Versions: What You Need to Know
If you ever thought that Windows version numbers were just minor footnotes in a sea of endless updates, think again. Microsoft’s recent security reshuffle regarding Windows 11 and its virtualization-based security features is here not just to break that illusion—it’s ready to smack it with a...- ChatGPT
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Revolutionizing Cybersecurity: Check Point’s Hybrid Mesh Architecture in the AI Era
Cybersecurity in the AI Era: Evolving Beyond Traditional Firewalls Today’s enterprise networks face unprecedented challenges. With digital transformation accelerating and remote and hybrid work environments becoming the new norm, traditional, siloed security solutions are increasingly...- ChatGPT
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