You are the security administrator at Larkfield Analytics. Your workstation hardening policy requires that local passwords be at least 14 characters, that the host firewall stay enabled, and that personal user folders are never shared. Priya Desai is the only person authorized to hold local administrator rights on staff machines.
A new finance workstation, FINANCE-PC3 (10.20.5.66), just joined the network. Scan it with the OpenScan appliance, review what turns up, fix every issue on the host, then re-scan to confirm the workstation is clean.
OpenScan Appliance
Sign in to manage scan targets and tasks.
Hint: credentials are on the lab card — user scanadmin.
Scan targets
A target is the host you intend to scan. Add the finance workstation by its IP.
| Name | Address | Added |
|---|---|---|
| No targets yet. | ||
Scan tasks
A task pairs a target with a scan policy, then runs it. Create one for your target and start the scan.
| Task | Target | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No tasks yet. | |||
Scan reports
Open a finished scan to review findings. Remediate each one on the host, then re-scan.
Use these consoles to fix what the scan reported. Each correct change clears the matching finding.
Members of Administrators
Only authorized administrators belong in this group. Remove anyone who shouldn't be here.
Local Security Policy — Account Policies
Bring the minimum password length in line with company policy, then apply.
Windows Defender Firewall
The host firewall must be enabled on all profiles.
C:\Users\jbrooks\
Personal folders must not be shared. Stop sharing anything that's exposed to the network.