Operating Systems Course Project

Overview: During the Hands-On Lab, you focused on operating system (OS) security fundamentals. In fact, throughout a few of the labs you have implemented some key security features - user authentication, user and group management, resource sharing, permissions, etc. This is important because security needs to be built in to several areas of an OS instead of being viewed as an afterthought. In this module's course project assignment, you will begin developing a Security Policy for SOHO Inc. A Security Policy for an organization combines several different elements into one master document, which is the Security Policy. One of these sub-policies is a Software Installation Policy, which defines the requirements around installation of third party software on company owned devices. Develop a Software Installation Policy that includes the built-in tools to control software installation on Windows 10, a popular Linux distribution, and Mac OS X 10.x systems. You are not creating an individual policy for each OS; rather, you will create a single policy that includes the tools for each OS (e.g. Windows 10 - local security policy, Linux - SELinux, etc.). This plan will also include a patch management plan for OS/software updates. As a reminder, SOHO Inc. has the following requirements as it relates to their security needs:

• At this time, built-in security mechanisms are sufficient for data, end-user, and desktop security.

Objectives:

The overall objective of this project is to develop a Software Installation Policy; however, you will also demonstrate the ability to:

• Independently navigate to and open an Internet browser to use its interface to access simple Internet Technology.
• Evaluate digital resources by relying on search engine results and distinguishing relevant digital materials from irrelevant materials.
• Create digital files by employing a template to create a document in the proper file format that incorporates built-in software tools for integrating graphics and other enhancements.
• Collaborate digitally using digital tools to enter contact information and directions to access specific websites to retrieve digital resources.
• Select credible sources and cite them according to APA standards.

Resources: Utilize the Windows Snip tool to capture the requested screenshots and insert those screenshots where indicated. If you need assistance with using the Snip tool, please refer to this tutorial.

Software Installation Policy: Utilize the Rich Text field below to define the Software Installation Policy that includes the tools for each OS (e.g. Windows 10 - local security policy, Linux - SELinux, etc.). This plan will also include a patch management plan for OS/software updates. In the field, you can incorporate section headers, font adjustments, screenshots, etc. If you use any source material, use in-text citations, per APA standards, and ensure the sources are included in References section at the end of this document.

References: Use this field to cite your credible reference sources per APA standards.