


What types of devices should use Application Guard?Īpplication Guard has been created to target several types of devices:Įnterprise desktops. For example, this approach makes the isolated container anonymous, so an attacker can't get to your employee's enterprise credentials. This container isolation means that if the untrusted site or file turns out to be malicious, the host device is protected, and the attacker can't get to your enterprise data. The isolated Hyper-V container is separate from the host operating system. Application Guard opens untrusted files in an isolated Hyper-V-enabled container. If an employee goes to an untrusted site through either Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge opens the site in an isolated Hyper-V-enabled container.įor Microsoft Office, Application Guard helps prevents untrusted Word, PowerPoint and Excel files from accessing trusted resources. Everything not on your list is considered untrusted.

As an enterprise administrator, you define what is among trusted web sites, cloud resources, and internal networks. What is Application Guard and how does it work?įor Microsoft Edge, Application Guard helps to isolate enterprise-defined untrusted sites, protecting your company while your employees browse the Internet. Using our unique hardware isolation approach, our goal is to destroy the playbook that attackers use by making current attack methods obsolete. Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG) is designed to help prevent old and newly emerging attacks to help keep employees productive.
