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Windows System Hardening with PowerShell
Part of Cyber Defense Analyst Training Series · Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst Training Series · Cyber Defense Incident Responder · Network Operations Specialist Training Series · Network Security · System Administration Training Series · Technical Support Specialist Training Series · Vulnerability Assessment Analyst Topic: Cyber Security Labs
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What you'll do
In this hands-on lab, students will use PowerShell to implement essential Windows system hardening techniques.
- They will identify and remove unauthorized software, configure automatic updates to maintain system security, set up backups to an external device for data protection, and adjust User Account Control (UAC) settings to…
- Students will also configure the Windows host-based firewall to control network traffic and strengthen the system's overall security posture.
- ⏱ About 2 h
- Counts towards: CompTIA CySA+ (exam CS0-004)
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Roadmaps that use this lab
- CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) — step 4: Vulnerability management
- CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) — step 5: Incident response
- SOC Analyst — career path — step 6: Analyst certification
- Threat Hunter — career path — step 3: The analyst certification
- Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 5: Incident response, certified
- Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 6: Casework, end to end
- Threat Intelligence Analyst — career path — step 2: SOC grounding, certified
- Security Engineer — career path — step 4: Network security engineering
- Network Security Engineer — career path — step 4: Firewalls, IDS and traffic analysis
- Security Administrator — career path — step 5: Administer Windows securely
