A quote from the article explains the intention of two coming updates that enhance personal security. Please read the entire article for more information. The larger concern for me is how these will interact with security installations having similar protection features such as Norton Safe Cam.
Although Microsoft already offers several built-in security features in Windows through the Secure Future Initiative (SFI), Windows Resiliency Initiative, and Smart App Control (SAC), it is now working on two more improvements in this area.
The first is Windows Baseline Security Mode, which will enable runtime integrity safeguards by default. This will enforce an environment where only signed apps, services, and drivers are allowed to run, while giving IT admins granular control over these safeguards too. Developers will have the ability to detect the operational status of this mode and any exceptions, so that they can modify their app’s behavior based on what they have access to.
The second is User Transparency and Consent, in which Windows will prompt you on certain cybersecurity matters, just like a smartphone. So, for example, if an app tries to access your camera, Windows will send you an alert, enabling you to allow or deny permissions to the associated software. Microsoft believes that this will improve the security and privacy posture of the OS, while also giving you more confidence about its interaction with other software.
" Lock it down by default and make every app ask nicely first, tightening control, boosting transparency, and curbing unwanted changes".
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-getting-a-big-security-update/
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