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
- Physical and Logical Security Controls
- Windows Security, Permissions, and Identity
- Wireless Authentication and Device Hardening
- Secure Endpoint Configuration Lab
- 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.