Exploit Mitigation Improvements in Windows 8
Explore the latest exploit mitigation improvements in Windows 8 through this comprehensive Black Hat USA 2012 conference talk. Delve into Microsoft's decade-long journey of enhancing Windows platform security, focusing on features like Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Visual C++'s code generation security. Discover the substantial advancements made in Windows 8 to disrupt known exploitation techniques and prevent entire vulnerability classes from being exploited. Gain insights into the technical details of these improvements and their expected impact on system security. Learn about future directions in exploit mitigation research being explored by Microsoft. Examine topics such as range checks, sealed optimization, virtual table guard, ASLR enhancements, Windows heap architecture changes, kernel security improvements, and default settings for ARM and Windows Metro style applications.