220-1102 - Security - Section 2.5

Manage and configure basic Windows OS security settings and harden workstations to meet security best practices.

Configure Windows security settings including NTFS versus share permissions, user and group accounts, UAC, BitLocker and EFS encryption, and Windows Defender Firewall. Apply workstation hardening best practices such as enforcing a strong password policy, disabling AutoRun, requiring a screen lock, restricting user permissions, and changing default administrator credentials.

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