Accounts and authentication

Introduction
More secure login
Require a password when resuming from a stand-by mode
- Screensaver
- Sleep/stand-by
Make that more secure passwords
Use a password manager
- Managers
- It does not protect from keyloggers
Use multifactor authentication (MFA)
Use a standard user account
- Create a new administrator account
- Change your user account type
Protect SSH access with MFA

Services and applications

Introduction
Start, stop, restart, enable, and disable services
- “Startup Type” for Service
- Examples
  - Services window
  - Using net Command
Restricting access to applications
- Examples
Block internet access to specific apps
- Examples
Maximise user account control (UAC)
Unwanted application suggestions
- Tools
Secure browsers that protect your privacy
Use a secure messaging service
Use secure email services
- Articles
Use SSH tunnels
Use a VPN service
- No logs policy
- Logs timestamps and bandwidth
Make a VPN killswitch using routes
Use alternative DNS servers
- Alternative DNS servers
- Use Wireshark to check for leaks
Use a Tor proxy
- Tor proxy
- Notes
Change MAC address
- Device Manager
- Control Panel
Renew IP lease
- Windows
Edit hosts file
- Windows

Data

Introduction
Create a restore point
Enable full disk encryption using BitLocker
File encryption
- EFS
- VeraCrypt
Enable controlled folder access (CFA)

Privacy

Introduction
Disable location tracking
Disable Ad tracking by Microsoft Ad partners
Turning devices on and off
- Examples
  - Turning cam off/on
Remove metadata from files
- Techniques for metadata removal
Edit exif metadata in images
- Native
- Using IrfanView
Remove metadata with hex editors
Clean machine with BleachBit

Malware

Introduction
Malware detection and removal
Catch and remove malicious registry entries
Analysing trojans
- Related

Operations security

Introduction
- Fail
Use email securely
Detecting fake emails and phishing
- Fake emails
- Phishing
Browse more safely
Check integrity of downloads
- Verifying downloaded software
‘;–have i been pwned?

Guards! Guards!

Introduction
- Choosing a firewall for a Windows PC
- Choosing a HIDS for a Windows PC
Alphabet soup
- Firewall
- IDS
- IPS
Windows intrusion detection systems
- Host intrusion detection systems
- Network intrusion detection systems

Hardening Windows

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Disable location tracking

Go to Settings -> Privacy
Click on Location option from the left menu
Toggle the Location for this device switch to Off

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