Protecting Windows OS for Free! - At Work or at Home

You don’t need a shopping cart full of security products to secure Windows — you need the right concepts. In this session, I’ll demonstrate how to significantly harden Windows at work or at home using built-in capabilities you already have. We’ll walk through practical, real-world techniques that reduce attack surface, limit privilege abuse, and stop common compromise paths — without buying another tool. The focus is on principles over products: understanding why attacks succeed, how Windows security architecture actually works, and how small configuration decisions create massive risk differences. Whether you manage enterprise endpoints or your own laptop, you’ll leave with actionable steps you can implement immediately. Security isn’t about what you buy. It’s about what you understand.