Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Account Policies
Local Security Policy Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools
Must be configured at the domain level
Password policy
Enforce password history How often the same password can be reused? If setting is 3, then
every 3rd reset you could use the same password
Default is 0
Maximum password age How long before user has to change their password
Default is 42 days
Minimum password age Shortest amount of time before a user can change their password
Default is 0
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Windows Defender
Real-Time Scanning
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Encryption Algorithms
Symmetric encryption
Same key to encrypt data and decrypt data
The key is a long number that is very hard to guess
128 bit key is considered strong for Symmetric Encryption
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Asymmetric encryption
Key sizes of 512-bits, 1,024 bits, and beyond
Uses two keys to encrypt and decrypt data
Data encrypted by one key is decrypted by the other
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Hash encryption
One-way encryption
It encrypts data, but the data cannot be decrypted
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Using BitLocker
Understanding BitLocker
Requirements
Computer must have a Trusted Platform Module
(TPM) and a compatible BIOS.
Has 5 operational modes:
Turning on BitLocker
Using BitLocker To Go
Windows Firewall
Host-based firewall
Evaluates each packet as it arrives on your PC and
determines whether that packet is allowed or denied on
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Firewall Configuration
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