Windows Security · lesson 8 of 9 · 20 min

System hardening checklist

summary: A Windows hardening review covers updates, accounts, password policy, firewall status, services, startup items, and security logs. Make one documented change at a time.

question: Why make one hardening change at a time?

options:

• To support verification and recovery
• To make systems slower
• To avoid documentation
• To hide changes

correct: To support verification and recovery

explanation: Focused changes make it easier to verify results and troubleshoot issues.

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