user transparency and consent

  1. Windows Baseline Security Mode and UTC: Secure by Default with Consent

    Microsoft’s plan to make Windows “secure by default” hinges on two tightly coupled ideas: a default-deny runtime integrity posture called Windows Baseline Security Mode (BSM), and a system-wide User Transparency and Consent (UTC) model that surfaces mobile-style permission prompts and auditable...
  2. Windows 11 Adds Baseline Security Mode and User Transparency for Apps

    Microsoft is moving Windows 11 toward a permission-first model: the operating system will begin surfacing smartphone-style permission prompts and enforce a stricter runtime integrity posture—called Windows Baseline Security Mode (BSM)—so that, by default, only properly signed apps, services, and...
  3. Windows Baseline Security Mode and User Consent in Windows 11: Secure by Default

    Microsoft’s latest security push for Windows 11 marks a deliberate turn toward a consent-first, secure‑by‑default desktop: the company has announced Windows Baseline Security Mode (BSM) and User Transparency and Consent, a pair of features that together limit runtime execution to verified...