Enhanced Security Capabilities For IT professionals, security and compliance is a primary concern. Windows Server 2019 provides capabilities to build high security datacenter environments. Manage privileged identities. Many breaches can be prevented by protecting administrator credentials. Windows Server 2019 ensure that all apps and system components have just enough access privilege. Secure the operating system. Discover and address security breaches with integrated Windows Defender Advanced Threat Detection. Help prevent host intrusion with Windows Defender Exploit Guard, which locks down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and blocks behaviors commonly used in malware attacks. Secure virtualization fabric. Protect VM workloads from unauthorized access, with Shielded Virtual Machines for Windows Server or Linux workloads. Add another layer of protection for network traffic to and from a VM with Encrypted Subnets.