
Upgrade to a 64-bit Windows system for built-in security and better hardware use, and enable automatic updates, since some editions lack BitLocker.
Secure the BIOS by setting a supervisor password to prevent boot device tampering and unauthorized access. Configure the boot order to keep startup fast while blocking tampering.
Upgrade Windows 7 to a higher edition with Windows Anytime Upgrade, a one-way on-the-fly process costing about $130, with Ultimate Edition featuring disk encryption and prompts via User Account Control.
Run gpupdate /force to enforce password strength and audit computer events, strengthening security policies. Check antivirus status, run Windows Defender scans, and set up backups via the Action Center.
Enable data execution prevention (dep) in system properties to mark data sections as non-executable, protecting all processes from buffer overflow attacks without modifying code on all computers.
Enable EMET to guard 64-bit Windows with heap overflow protection and address randomisation, protect Internet Explorer and other programs, and apply changes after restart.
Learn how Recuva demonstrates file recovery after deletion and how comparing data against a baseline reveals changes, then how Sipher overwrites free space for permanent deletion; secure data with TrueCrypt.
Configure Windows 7 firewall on a home network to control remote access. Block insecure remote protocols like RTP and SMB v1/v2 and enable secure authentication and encryption.
Create rules from scratch by defining the name, scope, selected machines and users, and enable status; then configure network profile, interface, and protocols and ports for inbound connections (tcp 389).
Learn to inspect what your pc shares using the snap-in or command line, view shared folders and system shares, and verify private IP addresses with ipconfig.
Block connections to selected sites by editing the hosts file in Windows, redirecting www.youtube.com to 127.0.0.1, and periodically updating with a trusted hosts list to harden and secure access.
Examine the creation and injection of shellcode to terminate a process from within, using debugging tools and compiler workflows. Explore adapting calls to system versions and validating behavior.
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LAST UPDATED: 11/2024
Hacking Windows 7: Complete guide to Hardening and Securing
Hacking, Hardening and Securing Windows 7. Learn all the techniques and tools used by professionals. Hacking in Practice
Windows 7 is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with a market share of over 51% (source: Net Applications). This means that half of all the computers over the world work under control of Microsoft Windows 7! However, huge popularity of the system, implicates numerous different viruses, malware and countless numbers of hacker's attacks.
Installing an antivirus application is not enough to properly protect your computer. Effective protection of the system consists of a variety of factors, of which must be ensured. This is the only way you can protect yourself against data leaks and prevent the network from becoming your computer a zombie machine.
During 42 lectures you will learn in an accessible way how to secure client machines running under Windows 7. We will discuss issues of data protection, the security mechanisms built into the system and how to use sophisticated external tools.
Hacking Windows 7: Complete guide to Hardening and Securing
Hacking, Hardening and Securing Windows 7. Learn all the techniques and tools used by professionals. Hacking in Practice
Windows 7 is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with a market share of over 51% (source: Net Applications). This means that half of all the computers over the world work under control of Microsoft Windows 7! However, huge popularity of the system, implicates numerous different viruses, malware and countless numbers of hacker's attacks.
Installing an antivirus application is not enough to properly protect your computer. Effective protection of the system consists of a variety of factors, of which must be ensured. This is the only way you can protect yourself against data leaks and prevent the network from becoming your computer a zombie machine.
During 42 lectures you will learn in an accessible way how to secure client machines running under Windows 7. We will discuss issues of data protection, the security mechanisms built into the system and how to use sophisticated external tools.