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Hardening WMI: Any security beneifit to "winmgmt /standalonehost"?

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Tyler

Any security benefit to winmgmt operating outside of shared svchost processes via the command
winmgmt /standalonehost ?
As for security, yes, it is useful for changing wbem Authentication levels, which is changed by the command winmgmt /st… Continue reading Hardening WMI: Any security beneifit to "winmgmt /standalonehost"?→

Hardening WMI: Any security benefit to changing Impersonation level & separately, setting ‘Winmgmt Standalonehost?’

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Tyler

Question #1 Does changing the Default Impersonation Level in WMI to "anonymous" or "identify" help mitigate against WMI exploitation, implants, and persistent threats on a local machine? If so, please explain why… and… Continue reading Hardening WMI: Any security benefit to changing Impersonation level & separately, setting ‘Winmgmt Standalonehost?’→