Protecting important folders with controlled folder access
This week is all about controlled folder access. Not something particular new, but something important to be familiar with. Controlled folder access is a great addition to further minimize the attack surface of Windows devices. It helps protect the data in the controlled folders from malicious apps and threats, by checking apps against a list of known, trusted apps. That makes it a perfect addition to further protect the (corporate) data on Windows devices. That also makes it mainly a local security feature. To get detailed reporting information, it can be used with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This post will mainly focus on the local configuration of controlled folder access and the user experience. Introducing controlled folder access Controlled folder access is a great method …