Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) has released the Redmond, Washington software leviathan's Privileged Access Workstations.

Essentially, PAWS provisions a workstation to perform high risk-determined activities (SysAdmin work, for example), and permits a user VM on the machine to perform less sensitive, mundane tasks such as normal office tasks.

Seems a might crufty, eh?

'In simplest terms, a PAW is a hardened and locked down workstation designed to provide high security assurances for sensitive accounts and tasks. PAWs are recommended for administration of identity systems, cloud services, and private cloud fabric as well as sensitive business functions.' - via Microsoft Technet