Operating system audit

As a part of an operating system audit, it is always recommended to audit access control, security settings, errors reports, a password policy, and folder permissions. These checks will fall in the same category, more or less, except for the actual method to obtain and audit the operating system. The following are some of the operating system checks to be performed:

  • Authentication methods
  • Password policy
  • Partition and data segregation
  • Public shares

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