Category: Operating Systems

Hello everyone.
Active Directory Group Policy Objects is a critical Windows server manager feature. Administrators use this to secure a computer or network, to prevent unauthorized access. The Active Directory GPOs allow us to apply and remove access privileges to users or groups of users so that what they can do with specific files and folders becomes limited. It helps a lot with compartmentalization and employing the Principle of Least Privilege.
By employing the principle of least privilege using GPOs, you can make sure users are privileged by giving them higher access to specific files and folders and non-privileged by restricting their access to the core things they need access to and no further. This ensures that people aren’t getting access to things they don’t need, further securing the system. For example, if a user logged in to an admin account clicks on a phishing link or mail, the account will be compromised, and the malware or the hacker will have the same privilege as that account. So, in case least privilege and separation of privilege are well implemented, even if a non-privileged account is compromised, there is nothing for the malware or the hacker to do and no place for it to go.
My first helpful tip for this week’s lab is that we have two labs, in case you didn’t notice. So, you may want to make sure you did both. If not, I recommend returning to it to get that done. Because I almost overlooked the second one. Other than that, they were pretty much the same as usual; read the instructions, do the work, and make sure that you save any files it wants us to submit.

Question from my original post:
Hello Joe,
What do you mean by high privilege attacks?
What is the difference between a malware’s behavior and the malware signature, that allows malwarebytes to detect suspicious activity even if there isn’t an established signature?
Thank you for your post, it was very insightful!

PSY550
Psychology students need the ability to create informed consent and debriefing forms that adequately state the purpose of studies to the participants in an ethical manner. In your capstone class (your last class), it is an expectation that you have a created a consent and debriefing form for your research proposal. It could be beneficial if you create this assignment around the topic you would like to research.
Before you begin the assignment, view the APA website and read the ethics listings.
Using the GCU Library, research consent and debriefing forms. Locate two to four scholarly resources to support your form.
Create an informed consent form and a debriefing form that explains the nature and true purpose of the study (students may adapt the examples from the textbook, see pages 65-66). Be sure to cite your sources at the conclusion of the document. (Please see attached)
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Hi everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and are making good progress on your work. This week’s discussion focuses on encryption and, specifically, how we can use encryption to ensure confidentiality.
Let’s start with the question: What is encryption, and why do we use it? What are some of the specific tools, utilities, or applications that utilize encryption for ensuring confidentiality (such as SSL, PGP, etc)?
Have a great week and, as always, let me know if you run into any problems or questions.

Hi everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and are making good progress on your work. This week’s discussion focuses on encryption and, specifically, how we can use encryption to ensure confidentiality.
Let’s start with the question: What is encryption, and why do we use it? What are some of the specific tools, utilities, or applications that utilize encryption for ensuring confidentiality (such as SSL, PGP, etc)?
Have a great week and, as always, let me know if you run into any problems or questions.