Microsoft EMET – its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit.
Rendmond often recommends deploying EMET as the first line of defense against attacks, so the release of a new version is noteworthy.
The two big improvements that Microsoft is highlighting are an improved Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) tool, which is configured to block some modules and plug-ins from loading in Internet Explorer when browsing websites that belong to the Internet Zone.
The new ASR will also block the Adobe Flash plug‑in from loading in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. If you really want Flash to load, EMET can be configured for that purpose.
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