Week 13 · overview

Week 13: Security Controls, Windows Security, and Device Hardening

210 instructional minutes | five 42-minute lessons

This week builds the preventive security layer: physical/logical controls, Windows security and permissions, wireless authentication, workstation hardening, and mobile/embedded security.

Lesson sequence

  1. Physical and Logical Security Controls
  2. Windows Security, Permissions, and Identity
  3. Wireless Authentication and Device Hardening
  4. Secure Endpoint Configuration Lab
  5. Security Controls Practical

Evidence you will produce

  • control-to-risk map;
  • Windows security/permission configuration record;
  • wireless authentication comparison;
  • workstation/mobile hardening plan;
  • integrated security-controls practical.

A+ alignment

Primary coverage: Core 2 objectives 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, and 2.8.

Safety boundary

All identities, credentials, policies, and systems are fictional/supplied. Do not collect passwords, bypass authentication, disable managed protections, or alter real endpoint policy.