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<blockquote data-quote="danb" data-source="post: 1059312" data-attributes="member: 62850">I only care about facts as well.&nbsp; Here are five.First, most of the third party cybersecurity companies existed long before Microsoft decided to get serious about malware.&nbsp; Many of these third party companies developed tech that Microsoft utilizes in their own cybersecurity products today.&nbsp; Do you want all third party cybersecurity companies to step aside, and simply shut down their business because Microsoft “has everything under control”?Second, there are hundreds or thousands of cybersecurity features and tech that third party products offer, that no one else can.&nbsp; These features increase efficacy bigtime.Third, have you ever heard the phrase “security through obscurity”?&nbsp; Microsoft is by far the biggest target for malware authors, and this will only worsen over time.Forth, WDAC and SAC are not nearly as great or effective as you suggest.&nbsp; In short, WDAC is inflexible and SAC is not zero-trust.&nbsp; A kernel mode driver, written mainly by Microsoft, and supplied by a third party has tons of advantages over WDAC and SAC, not just is efficacy, but in usability as well.&nbsp; There is absolutely no comparison.Fifth, your product is third party as well.&nbsp; Just because it is a script, and not a pre-compiled binary, does not exclude it from third party status.&nbsp; If Microsoft did not write it, then it is third party.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="danb, post: 1059312, member: 62850"] I only care about facts as well. Here are five. First, most of the third party cybersecurity companies existed long before Microsoft decided to get serious about malware. Many of these third party companies developed tech that Microsoft utilizes in their own cybersecurity products today. Do you want all third party cybersecurity companies to step aside, and simply shut down their business because Microsoft “has everything under control”? Second, there are hundreds or thousands of cybersecurity features and tech that third party products offer, that no one else can. These features increase efficacy bigtime. Third, have you ever heard the phrase “security through obscurity”? Microsoft is by far the biggest target for malware authors, and this will only worsen over time. Forth, WDAC and SAC are not nearly as great or effective as you suggest. In short, WDAC is inflexible and SAC is not zero-trust. A kernel mode driver, written mainly by Microsoft, and supplied by a third party has tons of advantages over WDAC and SAC, not just is efficacy, but in usability as well. There is absolutely no comparison. Fifth, your product is third party as well. Just because it is a script, and not a pre-compiled binary, does not exclude it from third party status. If Microsoft did not write it, then it is third party. [/QUOTE]

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