change management

EDR sees so much because it runs with so much privilege. On 19 July 2024 that privilege turned one bad content file into millions of crashed Windows machines. The answer covers both halves.

Separate proposal, verification and deployment authority. Bind approval to the executed artifact and environment, protect every policy dependency, and plan for drift, partial application and limited rollback.

Make release a documented decision about requirements, evidence and enforceable scope. Distinguish eligible exceptions from boundaries no score or signature can waive.