Microsoft releases early preview of 'hardware-enforced stack protection' feature for Windows 10 Insider previews builds

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Hardware-enforced stack protection uses a combination of modern CPU hardware and 'shadow stacks' to protect app code from cyber attacks

Microsoft has announced a new 'hardware-enforced stack protection' feature for its Window operating system that, it claims, will help to improve protection against cyber attacks. According to Mi...

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