Part 8: AppLocker, Managed Installer (Option 13) & Selective MSI Allowlisting — End-to-End
AppLocker is a Windows feature that lets administrators restrict which applications users can run. It predates WDAC and operates at a higher abstraction level
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Part 1: Introduction & Key Concepts
Traditional security solutions are reactive — they respond after a threat has already executed. This creates a gap between detection and response that attackers
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Part 3: Application ID Tagging Policies & Managed Installer
AppID Tagging Policies do not allow or block execution. They tag applications and files based on predefined rules using custom labels. Because no enforcement de
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Part 5: Create a Base Policy for Fully Managed Devices
Two approaches are covered for creating a base policy for fully managed devices:
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Part 7: Maintaining Policies with Azure DevOps (or PowerShell)
This document describes how to maintain App Control for Business policies as code, using an Azure DevOps Pipeline for automated deployment and PowerShell 7 for
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Part 4: Starter Base Policy for Lightly Managed Devices
The goal of this part is to build a starter base policy suitable for lightly managed devices — environments where employees currently have broad software freedo
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Part 2: Policy Templates & Rule Options
Microsoft ships a set of example base policies with Windows and the WDAC Wizard. These serve as starting points for creating custom policies rather than writing
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Part 6: Sign, Apply and Remove Signed Policies
Unsigned policies are appropriate for testing and lab environments. Signed policies are required for secure production environments. An unsigned policy that has
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eBPF SSL/TLS Encrypted Traffic Analysis: Real-Time Insights Without Certificates
Comprehensive guide to analyzing encrypted SSL/TLS traffic using eBPF uprobes, enabling real-time monitoring without SSL certificates or application modifications.
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eBPF Map Pressure Monitoring using eBPF Iterators: Preventing Performance Bottlenecks
Comprehensive guide to monitoring eBPF map pressure using iterators, preventing performance bottlenecks caused by full maps, with real-world solutions and code examples.
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eBPF: Revolutionizing Observability for DevOps and SRE Teams
Comprehensive guide to how eBPF is transforming observability for DevOps and SRE teams, enabling advanced monitoring, network analysis, and performance insights without manual instrumentation.
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eBPF TLS Tracing: The Past, Present and Future of Encrypted Traffic Observability
Comprehensive analysis of eBPF TLS tracing evolution - from fragile memory offset approaches to robust syscall-based methods, covering challenges, solutions, and future innovations in encrypted traffic observability.
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eBPF Map Metrics Prometheus Exporter: Advanced Observability with eBPF Iterators
Learn how to build a standalone eBPF Map Metrics Prometheus exporter using eBPF Iterators, enabling comprehensive observability of eBPF programs without modifying application stacks.
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