#114 - One Vendor to Secure Them All

Did you ever wonder how much security you can implement with a single vendor?  We did and were surprised by how much you can do using the Australian Top Eight as a template.  We'll bet you can improve your security by using these tips, tools, and techniques that you might not have even known were there. Special thanks to our sponsor Praetorian for supporting this episode. https://www.praetorian.com/ Full Transcripts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12HsuOhY9an1QzIw9wOREPMX0pXe5hqkJ Helpful Links Essential 8 https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/business/topic/security/essential-eight Blocking Macros https://ite8.com.au/the-essential-8/office-macros-explained/  Windows Defender Application Control or WDAC (available from Windows 10 or Server 2016 or newer) previously Windows had App Locker (Windows 7 / 8) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/protect/deploy-use/use-device-guard-with-configuration-manager https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/windows-defender-application-control Windows Group Policies https://techexpert.tips/windows/gpo-block-website-url-google-chrome/ https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/#SafeBrowsingAllowlistDomains  https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt  Software Restriction Policies http://woshub.com/how-to-block-viruses-and-ransomware-using-software-restriction-policies/ Blocking websites URL - only allow (.com, .org, .net, edu, .gov, .mil, and the countries you want).    Locking down Active Directory https://attack.stealthbits.com/tag/active-directory  File Service Resource Management http://woshub.com/using-fsrm-on-windows-file-server-to-prevent-ransomware/ Enable MFA for RDP https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-domain-services/secure-remote-vm-access   https://duo.com/docs/rdp Enable MFA for SSH https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/auth-ssh https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/howto-vm-sign-in-azure-ad-linux  Windows Controlled Folder Access https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/ransomware-protection-in-windows-security-445039d6-537a-488a-ad53-48906f346363 Use Windows File History to create backups to one drive. https://www.ubackup.com/windows-10/file-history-backup-to-onedrive-4348.html Storing your files to One Drive which has ransomware detection https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ransomware-detection-and-recovering-your-files-0d90ec50-6bfd-40f4-acc7-b8c12c73637f Windows Update Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options. Under Active hours, choose to update manually or automatically in Windows 11.  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/keep-your-pc-up-to-date-de79813c-7919-5fed-080f-0871c7bd9bde  Microsoft Conditional Policies- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-policy-common  Microsoft Authenticator with Number Matching, Geo, & Additional Context https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/how-to-mfa-additional-context  https://websetnet.net/microsoft-rolls-out-new-microsoft-authenticator-features-for-enterprise-users/ Application Approve List- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/create-an-application-whitelist-policy-in-windows/