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title: Windows security
summary: Built with Zero Trust principles at the core to safeguard data and access anywhere, keeping you protected and productive.

metadata:
  title: Windows security
  description: Learn about Windows security technologies and how to use them to protect your data and devices.
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.prod: windows-client
  ms.technology: itpro-security
  ms.collection:
    - highpri
    - tier1
  author: paolomatarazzo
  ms.author: paoloma
  ms.date: 12/19/2022

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
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  - title: Zero Trust and Windows
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: zero-trust-windows-device-health.md
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
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  - title: Hardware security
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: hardware.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Trusted Platform Module
          url: information-protection/tpm/trusted-platform-module-top-node.md
        - text: Windows Defender System Guard firmware protection
          url: threat-protection/windows-defender-system-guard/how-hardware-based-root-of-trust-helps-protect-windows.md
        - text: System Guard Secure Launch and SMM protection enablement
          url: threat-protection/windows-defender-system-guard/system-guard-secure-launch-and-smm-protection.md
        - text: Virtualization-based protection of code integrity
          url: threat-protection/device-guard/enable-virtualization-based-protection-of-code-integrity.md
        - text: Kernel DMA Protection
          url: information-protection/kernel-dma-protection-for-thunderbolt.md
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
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  - title: Operating system security
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: operating-system-security/index.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Trusted boot
          url: operating-system-security\system-security\trusted-boot.md
        - text: Encryption and data protection
          url: operating-system-security/data-protection/index.md
        - text: Windows security baselines
          url: threat-protection/windows-security-configuration-framework/windows-security-baselines.md
        - text: Virtual private network guide
          url: identity-protection/vpn/vpn-guide.md
        - text: Windows Defender Firewall
          url: threat-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security.md
        - text: Virus & threat protection
          url: threat-protection/index.md
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  - title: Application security
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: application-security/index.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Application Control and virtualization-based protection
          url: threat-protection/device-guard/introduction-to-device-guard-virtualization-based-security-and-windows-defender-application-control.md
        - text: Application Control
          url: threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/windows-defender-application-control.md
        - text: Application Guard
          url: threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/md-app-guard-overview.md
        - text: Windows Sandbox
          url: application-security\application-isolation\windows-sandbox\windows-sandbox-overview.md
        - text: Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
          url: operating-system-security\virus-and-threat-protection\microsoft-defender-smartscreen\index.md
        - text: S/MIME for Windows
          url: identity-protection/configure-s-mime.md
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
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  - title: User security and secured identity
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: identity.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Windows Hello for Business
          url: identity-protection/hello-for-business/hello-overview.md
        - text: Windows Credential Theft Mitigation
          url: identity-protection/windows-credential-theft-mitigation-guide-abstract.md
        - text: Protect domain credentials
          url: identity-protection/credential-guard/credential-guard.md
        - text: Windows Defender Credential Guard
          url: identity-protection/credential-guard/credential-guard.md
        - text: Lost or forgotten passwords
          url: identity-protection/password-support-policy.md
        - text: Access control
          url: identity-protection/access-control/access-control.md
        - text: Smart cards
          url: identity-protection/smart-cards/smart-card-windows-smart-card-technical-reference.md
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  - title: Cloud services
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Mobile device management
          url: /windows/client-management/mdm/
        - text: Azure Active Directory
          url: https://www.microsoft.com/security/business/identity-access-management/azure-active-directory
        - text: Your Microsoft Account
          url: identity-protection/access-control/microsoft-accounts.md
        - text: OneDrive
          url: /onedrive/onedrive
        - text: Family safety
          url: operating-system-security\system-security\windows-defender-security-center\wdsc-family-options.md
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  - title: Security foundations
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Overview
          url: security-foundations/index.md
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle
            url: threat-protection/msft-security-dev-lifecycle.md
          - text: Microsoft Bug Bounty
            url: /microsoft-365/security/intelligence/microsoft-bug-bounty-program
          - text: Common Criteria Certifications
            url: threat-protection/windows-platform-common-criteria.md
          - text: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140 Validation
            url: threat-protection/fips-140-validation.md
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  - title: Privacy controls
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
        - text: Windows and Privacy Compliance
          url: /windows/privacy/windows-10-and-privacy-compliance