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Microsoft security tool EMET 5.0 puts a leash on plugins |
August 01, 2014
The latest release of a Microsoft security tool that’s designed to stop exploits lets administrators control when third-party plugins are launched, a long favored route for attackers.Microsoft has been steadily improving and adding more capabilities to the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a free tool that strengthens the security of non-Microsoft applications by using defenses built within Windows, such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) and DEP (Data Execution Prevention).The latest 5.0 iteration, released Thursday, includes something called “Attack Surface Reduction,” which can block some of an application’s modules or plugins that might be abused, wrote Chris Betz, senior director of the Microsoft Security Response Center.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2460640/microsoft-security-tool-emet-50-puts-a-leash-on-plugins.html#tk.rss_all
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