Computer Support/Security/Windows

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This lesson covers Windows operating systems security.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the operating systems security portion of A+ certification include:[1]

Compare and contrast differences of basic Windows OS security settings.
  • User and groups
    • Administrator
    • Power user
    • Guest
    • Standard user
  • NTFS vs. Share permissions
    • Allow vs. deny
    • Moving vs. copying folders and files
    • File attributes
  • Shared files and folders
    • Administrative shares vs. local shares
    • Permission propagation
    • Inheritance
  • System files and folders
  • User authentication
    • Single sign-on
  • Run as administrator vs. standard user
  • Bitlocker
  • Bitlocker-To-Go
  • EFS

Readings

  1. Read Wikipedia: File server.
  2. Read Wikipedia: Security and safety features new to Windows Vista.

Multimedia

  1. Watch YouTube: Windows Security Settings - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 3.3.

References

  1. ↑ CompTIA: A+ Certification Exam Objectives - Exam 220-902
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