14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has put a lot of effort into Windows 10, and the company keeps reminding us of this on every single occasion, so it shouldn't come as a big surprise that CEO Satya Nadella has praised the security of the operating system at a recent event in Washington.
Speaking about the enhancements Microsoft has made to Windows 10 in terms of security, Nadella has called the company's latest product ”the most secure operating system,” explaining that it comes with significant improvements in this regard for both consumers and enterprises.
“In Windows 10 we have great technologies - core security technologies - in fact the virtualisation infrastructure coupled with security features is what makes Windows 10 the most secure operating system,” Nadella explained after a demo of Device Guard and Credential Guard, two of the new security features of Windows 10, made by Microsoft's general manager, Julia White.
Windows Hello biometric authentication
While the security improvements that Microsoft made in the enterprise field are specifically aimed at customers running Windows 10 Enterprise, Home and Pro users benefit from Windows Hello, the new biometric authentication tool that makes passwords almost a thing of the past.
Windows Hello, which requires new hardware such as special cameras, allows for quick authentication with your face, with Microsoft saying that such a feature can help eliminate passwords completely. Nadella has said on several occasions that Redmond's goal is to create a world with passwords, especially because they have proved to be really easy to crack by skilled hackers.
Windows Hello, on the other hand, is a lot harder to bypass, especially because it's specifically adapted to each individual. So unless you have an identical twin, it's pretty much impossible to have your data accessed by someone else (demos have shown that Windows Hello can even make a difference between twins too, but results vary by case).
Obviously, it remains to be seen if Windows 10 is indeed the most secure OS to date, and given the fact that most attacks have always been aimed at Windows, the answer to this should be provided very soon.