LAB 2 - The goals of information technology security

During this lab, we need to do 4 tasks which is:

Task 1-Using NTFS to Secure Local Resources
Task 2- Data Confidentiality
Task 3- Data Availibility
Task 4- Data Integrity

Basically, in this lab we learn how to determine if the partition is NTFS or FAT32. Besides that, we also learn how to implement confidentiality, availability and integrity in Windows Server 2003.

TASK 1- Using NTFS to Secure Local Resources.

1. Open your winserv03 virtual machine
2. Log on to the Windows 2003 server as Administrator.
3. Click [Start].
4. Click [Run].
5. Type cmd to invoke the command line. (The FAT partition in
this lab will be designated as drive letter D.)
6. At the command line type chkntfs d: to verify that the drive
is not using NTFS. You will see the m7. To convert a FAT disk to NTFS you need to type at the
command line convert d: /fs:ntfs
7. If the drive has a volume label, enter it when prompted.
Windows will then convert the drive to NTFS. Note: If you
convert the system partition you will have to reboot for the
conversion to take place.
8. At the command line type chkntfs d: to verify that the drive
is now NTFS.essage, “D: is not
9. Close all Windows and log off.

TASK 2::Data Confidentiality.

Once a secure file system is installed, you can begin to think about
data confidentiality. Data confidentiality refers to making sure that
only those intended to have access to certain data actually have
that access. With the FAT file system, this is not possible at the
local level, but with NTFS you can lock down both folders and files
locally. NTFS can be used to protect data from intruders who may
have physical access to the computer containing the data. In this
lab, you will create a folder and files, assign NTFS permissions,
then verify whether or not the data is confidential.

Creating user account
1. Two user-level accounts: User1 and User2
a. To create user account go to [Start] |
[Administrative Tools] | [Computer Management].
b. Choose [Local User and Groups] and double click
on the [user] folder.
c. To create new user right click on the pane and from
the pop-up menu choose [New User] and fill up the
necessary information such as username and
password (use easy to remember password e.g.
abc123)

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