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User Application Hardening: Reduce What Attackers Can Actually Exploit
Configure browsers, PDF readers, and other commonly attacked applications with hardened settings using Microsoft Intune, removing risky features attackers rely on.
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Hardened Configuration Enforcement
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Browser, PDF & Office App Coverage
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Microsoft Intune Managed
Less Functionality for Attackers. More Security for Your Business.
Web browsers, PDF readers, and other everyday applications include features that are rarely used by legitimate users but are frequently exploited by attackers. User application hardening removes or disables these high-risk, low-value features; such as Flash, ads, and Java in web browsers, using Microsoft Intune to enforce hardened configurations consistently across every device.
Attack Surface Reduction
Reduce exposure to common attack techniques by removing or disabling unnecessary application functionality that provides little business value.
Secure Endpoint Configuration
Establish consistent security settings across browsers, Office applications, PDF readers, and user-facing software.
Essential Eight Maturity Improvement
Strengthen alignment with Essential Eight requirements through controlled and measurable application hardening practices.
Intune-Based Policy Management
Use Microsoft Intune to deploy, monitor, and maintain hardened configurations at scale across managed devices.
Security Without Complexity
Improve protection while maintaining a productive user experience and minimising operational disruption.
Core Offerings: Essential Eight: User Application Hardening
We assess, configure, and enforce user application hardening across your organisation's device fleet.
Browser Hardening
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Microsoft Intune Configuration
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PDF Reader & Office App Hardening
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Disabling risky browser features and plugins that provide minimal legitimate business value but significant attack surface.
Intune configuration tools used to deploy and enforce hardened application settings consistently across all managed devices.
Configuring PDF readers and Office applications to reduce exposure to common exploit techniques.
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Business Outcomes Enabled
Reduced Attack Surface
Remove high-risk application features commonly targeted by cybercriminals and malware operators.
Improved Essential Eight Maturity
Strengthen compliance and maturity outcomes through structured application hardening controls.
Consistent Security Configurations
Ensure hardened settings are applied and maintained consistently across all managed devices.
Lower Exploitation Risk
Reduce opportunities for attackers to leverage browser, PDF, or application-based vulnerabilities.
Stronger Endpoint Security
Create a more resilient user environment that supports both operational productivity and cyber resilience.
Reduced Attack Surface
Remove high-risk application features commonly targeted by cybercriminals and malware operators.
Improved Essential Eight Maturity
Strengthen compliance and maturity outcomes through structured application hardening controls.
Consistent Security Configurations
Ensure hardened settings are applied and maintained consistently across all managed devices.
Lower Exploitation Risk
Reduce opportunities for attackers to leverage browser, PDF, or application-based vulnerabilities.
Stronger Endpoint Security
Create a more resilient user environment that supports both operational productivity and cyber resilience.
Are Your Browsers and PDF Readers Hardened, or Running Default Settings?
Book our Essential Eight assessment now to review your current application hardening posture.
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Learn moreUser application hardening involves configuring commonly used applications, like web browsers and PDF readers, to remove or disable high-risk features that are frequently exploited by attackers but rarely needed by legitimate users.
Application hardening is the general practice of reducing an application's attack surface by disabling unnecessary features, enforcing secure configurations, and removing unused functionality.
Exigo Tech provides end-to-end user application hardening using Microsoft Intune, covering browser configuration, PDF reader hardening, and Office application settings. Book an assessment to identify your specific priorities.
Yes. We use Microsoft Intune's configuration tools to deploy and enforce hardened application settings consistently across your entire device fleet.
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