Screen locks and 2FA
When working in a modern computing environment, users will interact regularly with sensitive data and systems. Whether it’s your personal bank account information or the schematics of your company’s next big product, even a glimpse of this data by the prying eyes of a cyber-attacker can have catastrophic effects. This is why security-minded systems administrators follow a best practice called Defense-in-Depth (DiD, aka layered defense).
DiD/layered defense is a security concept that focuses on the strengthening of defenses through the implementation of multiple security measures instead of the hardening of a single security measure. Think of it like this: you want to protect your house from burglars, so you go out and buy the most expensive, high-tech door lock you can find. This lock does a fantastic job of protecting your front door. No one is getting in with it! But what about your windows? And the back door?
On the other hand, taking the...
