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Securing Workstations and Data Encryption Fundamentals Study Guide

This guide covers the essential steps and methods for securely disposing of hardware assets. It details various electronic sanitization techniques like clearing, wiping, and crypto erase, as well as physical destruction methods such as degaussing, shredding, and incinerating. The content emphasizes the importance of understanding data sensitivity and choosing the appropriate disposal method to protect sensitive information and comply with security standards.

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Securing Workstations and Data Management

Securing Workstations and Data Management

This course section details best practices for securing workstations, implementing account management policies, and managing data destruction methods to prevent cyber attacks.

  • Account Management Practices
  • Principle of Least Privilege
  • File/Folder Permissions
  • System Rights/Privileges
  • Brute-force Attack Mitigation
  • Concurrent Logins
  • Screen Locks and Timeouts
  • Service Management
  • Auto-run and Auto-play Security
  • Password Complexity and Length
  • Password Expiration
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • BIOS/UEFI Passwords
  • Data Encryption
  • Electronic Data Destruction
  • Physical Destruction Methods

Sharing Files, Folders, and Printers

Windows Network Sharing Domains and Workgroups

This section covers how files folders and printers can be shared across a windows network using domain based environments and workgroup based environments.

  • domain based environment
  • workgroup based environment
  • centralized management model
  • decentralized management model
  • windows shares
  • ntfs permissions
  • access control lists
  • drive mapping
  • net command
  • home directories
  • roaming profiles
  • folder redirection
  • domain controller
  • active directory
  • local area network

Joining Windows Domains and Workgroups

Learn how to join a domain or workgroup using advanced system settings and configure network sharing settings.

  • advanced system settings
  • network id
  • domain environment
  • workgroup
  • business network
  • home network
  • domain credentials
  • Windows editions
  • Windows Home edition
  • Windows Pro
  • Windows Enterprise
  • Windows Education
  • file sharing
  • private network

Securing Workstations and Data Encryption

Securing Workstations and Data Encryption

This content covers data encryption concepts across three data states and end-user best practices for securing workstations and sensitive information.

  • Data encryption
  • Clear text
  • Ciphertext
  • Data at rest
  • Data in motion
  • Data in use
  • Full disk encryption
  • Transport encryption protocols
  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
  • Clean desk policy
  • Data sanitization

Configuring Network Sharing and File Permissions

Configuring Windows Network File Sharing

Configure network discovery, file and printer sharing, and security settings within the Windows Control Panel and advanced sharing settings.

  • Network discovery
  • File and printer sharing
  • Advanced sharing settings
  • Workgroup based environment
  • Password protected sharing
  • 128-bit encryption
  • Public folder sharing
  • Network profiles

Windows Network Sharing and NTFS Permissions

This lesson explains the differences between share permissions and NTFS permissions, including the use of access control lists, group-based permissions, and inheritance.

  • share permissions
  • NTFS permissions
  • access control list
  • inheritance
  • explicit permissions
  • group-based permissions
  • mapping a drive
  • read and execute
  • modify permission
  • full control

Mapping Network Drives in Windows

A guide to mapping a network drive by assigning a drive letter and using credentials to access shared folders.

  • map a network drive
  • drive letter
  • network locations
  • reconnect at sign in
  • connect using different credentials
  • workgroup environment
  • shared folder
  • permissions

IT Infrastructure Basics

Networking Essentials

Understand the principles of connecting devices, including network types (LAN/WAN), IP addressing, routers, switches, transmission media, and common network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP).

  • IP addressing
  • routers
  • switches
  • transmission media
  • TCP/IP

Operating System Fundamentals

Explore the core functions of an operating system (OS) as the manager of computer resources, including process management, memory management, file management, device management, and user interfaces (CLI/GUI).

Securing Workstations and Asset Disposal Methods

Securing Workstations and Asset Disposal

Methods for asset disposal include physical destruction, electronic destruction, clearing, purging, and reusing or reselling assets based on risk tolerance and security posture.

  • Asset Disposal Overview
  • Physical Destruction
  • Electronic Destruction
  • Purging
  • Sanitizing
  • Clearing
  • Data Remnants
  • Degaussing
  • Low-Level Format
  • Shredding
  • Incinerating
  • Certificate of Destruction

Network Drives and User Data Management

Windows Network Sharing and Net Commands

Learn to manage network resources using the net command suite, including mapping drives, managing user accounts, and configuring permissions in domain and workgroup environments.

  • net user command
  • map network drive
  • NTFS file permissions
  • persistent drive mapping
  • shared folders
  • home directory
  • domain environments
  • workgroup environments
  • login scripts

Windows Network Sharing and User Profiles

This content explains how to manage home directories, roaming profiles, and folder redirection within domain and workgroup environments.

  • home directories
  • hidden shares
  • NTFS permissions
  • shared permissions
  • mapping network drives
  • roaming profiles
  • folder redirection
  • group policy editor
  • network printer sharing

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Cybersecurity Risk Management

Understand the systematic process of identifying, assessing (likelihood and impact), and treating risks through mitigation, transfer, avoidance, or acceptance to protect digital assets.

  • Asset Disposal Overview
  • Data Remnants
  • Risk Tolerance
  • Security Posture

Implementing Security Best Practices

Learn essential security practices such as strong authentication (MFA), regular updates, network security measures, data encryption, access control, and the importance of security awareness training.

  • Data Encryption
  • Physical Destruction Methods
  • Sanitizing
  • Clearing
  • Degaussing
  • Shredding
  • Incinerating
  • Certificate of Destruction

Cloud Computing Concepts

Core Cloud Technologies (Virtualization, Networking, Storage, Automation)

Examine the foundational technologies that power cloud computing, such as virtualization, software-defined networking, various storage solutions, and automation tools like Kubernetes and Terraform.

IT Operations Management

IT Service Delivery Principles

Understand the core components of IT service delivery, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs), incident and problem management, change management, the role of the service desk, and continual service improvement.

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