Windows Security · lesson 6 of 9 · 15 min

Windows hardening basics

summary: A Windows hardening review includes updates, accounts, password policy, firewall status, services, and logs. Document each change and verify the result before moving on.

question: Why document a hardening change?

options:

• To support verification and troubleshooting
• To avoid updates
• To hide changes
• To make systems slower

correct: To support verification and troubleshooting

explanation: Documentation helps teams understand, verify, and recover from changes.

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