CYB 110 Week 2 Individual Assignment Securing an Operating System

CYB 110 Week 2 Individual Assignment Securing an Operating System

Instructions: You are a security administrator responsible for providing secure configuration requirements for new laptop deployments. After reading Module 2 of Certified Secure Computer User v2 exercises, apply the configuration settings below on your Windows® or Mac® computer and take screenshots of each step: Windows:   

1. Lock system when not in use
2. Create and change user account password
3. Disable Guest Account
4. Enable Automatic Software Updates
5. Enable Firewall
6. Create a New Firewall Rule
7. Turn on Windows Defender
8. Enable bit locker
9. Decrypt file using EFS
10. Disable Unnecessary Services Mac:
11. Lock system when not in use
12. Disable Automatic Login
13. Enable Automatic Software updates
14. Disable Guest Account
15. Enable FileVault
16. Enable Firewall
17. Change Password at set intervals
18. Enable and set parental controls Paste screenshots into a Microsoft® Word document to demonstrate you applied the configurations. Write a 1-page explanation on how and why these settings create a secure operating system.