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Researchers Uncover Flaws in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen
Nathan Zych
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Cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered design weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows Smart App Control (SAC) and SmartScreen, which could potentially enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without triggering any warnings.
The Smart App Control (SAC) is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by Microsoft in Windows 11, aimed at blocking malicious, untrusted, and potentially unwanted apps from being executed.