Microsoft IT Uses AppLocker to Help Secure Windows 7 Clients

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Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft IT Uses AppLocker to Help Secure Windows 7 Clients,   which discusses Microsoft IT deployed AppLocker, an application control feature available in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to reduce security risks, increase legal compliance and reduced operational costs. 

AppLocker is a feature of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 that maintains legal and security obligations to prevent the execution of unwanted applications on domain-joined devices. Unauthorized Peer 2 Peer (P2P) applications within the Microsoft infrastructure are strictly prohibited by the Microsoft Information Security General Use Standard. Microsoft is currently blocking Unauthorized P2P on the network edge/proxy. This Group Policy setting extends the protection to machines on the corporate network.
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