
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:
- Lock system when not in use
- Create and change user account password
- Disable Guest Account
- Enable Automatic Software Updates
- Enable Firewall
- Create a New Firewall Rule
- Turn on Windows Defender
- Enable bit locker
- Decrypt file using EFS
- Disable Unnecessary Services Mac:
- Lock system when not in use
- Disable Automatic Login
- Enable Automatic Software updates
- Disable Guest Account
- Enable FileVault
- Enable Firewall
- Change Password at set intervals
- 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.
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