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posted by martyb on Friday November 25 2016, @03:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the we're-not-really-watching-you... dept.

Microsoft is now selling third-parties access to its Windows 10 telemetry data via subscription.

Microsoft struck a deal with security company FireEye recently according to a report on Australian news magazin[e] Arn [sic] which gives FireEye access to all Windows 10 Telemetry data.

The report states that FireEye in return will provide Microsoft with the company's iSIGHT Intelligence software for Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection on Windows 10 devices.

[...] Windows Defender is built-in to Windows 10 and enabled by default unless other security software is recognized by the operating system.

[...] The news article suggests that the partnership benefits Microsoft, and specifically the reputation and credibility of the commercial version of Windows Defender.

A press release by FireEye on November 3, 2016 provides additional details on the deal. The company's iSIGHT Intelligence software is available through Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP) but not the free version of Windows Defender.

WDATP customers gain access to several technical indicators that are provided by the software. These include the main motivation of the attacker, related tools, information about target sectors and geographies, and a description of the actor and operation.

According to the report on ARN, security teams may also get their hands on Windows 10 Telemetry data via subscription billing models.

Third-parties will get access to telemetry data of all Windows 10 devices. An overview of what that may include is provided on this Technet page.

Neither FireEye, Microsoft or ARN reveal details on the range of Telemetry data that FireEye gains access to.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Francis on Friday November 25 2016, @05:29PM

    by Francis (5544) on Friday November 25 2016, @05:29PM (#432909)

    And thanks to MS' own shenanigans with their software store, they managed to scare Steam into porting over to Linux and creating their own Linux Distro.

    It's not going to be much longer that there's going to be any real advantage in running Windows over other options as games and a few niche hardware devices were the main things that keep people from making the switch. And hardware gets old and has to be replaced, same goes for most software.

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  • (Score: 2) by Webweasel on Friday November 25 2016, @10:33PM

    by Webweasel (567) on Friday November 25 2016, @10:33PM (#433021) Homepage Journal

    I hope this is true, the ONLY reason I stay on windows in my home is that I'm a gamer.

    I touch linux on and off over the years, as well as BSD and other os's (AIX at work) but linux always hits a "something don't work like it should" barrier for me. Work is a mostly windows environment.

    But the PHB told me I gotta learn puppet n chef n shit like that, so all aboard woo woo.... eh......

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