Importance of Securing Your Desktops
In this chapter, you will learn about the importance of securing your desktops and the implications of what happens if there is a security incident, such as a data breach. By the end of this chapter, you will understand the security implications that desktops pose to the security posture of your company. You will gain knowledge on the security implications of company data on a physical desktop, which increases when multiple users sign into a single desktop and the impact when a physical desktop is lost or stolen.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics;
- A desktop at the heart of a user’s workspace
- Multiple users on a single desktop
- What happens when a physical desktop is lost or stolen?
- What can IT admins do to prevent data leakage?
