Lesson Summary:

In this lesson, we explore design and security systems of the Microsoft Windows OS family. Using Windows 7 we will introduce concepts such as account management, the Windows CMD Line, SAM Database and permissions management. Students will leave this lesson with an understanding of how to harden Windows systems.

Lesson Objectives:

• Identify basic Windows structure
• Explain Windows security issues and implications of a closed source design
• Secure key services
• Implement logging
• Implement application whitelisting
• Understand file permissions structure and how to implement the concept of least privilege
• Effectively operate in a Windows CMD Line environment

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