How to protect Windows administrator accounts

The video discusses the importance of not granting local administrator rights due to security risks, such as making systems vulnerable to attacks and ransomware. It highlights the need for tools like the LAPS toolkit to manage passwords securely. The video also covers vulnerabilities in User Account Control (UAC) and the risks associated with global administrator accounts in cloud environments like Azure AD and Office 365. It emphasizes the importance of implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged identity management (PIM) to enhance security.

What was the purpose of implementing User Account Control (UAC) in Windows?

List some reasons why users should not have local administrator rights on their workstations.

How does having local administrator rights complicate logging and event monitoring?

What are the risks associated with ransomware when users have local administrator rights?

Discuss the potential vulnerabilities associated with User Account Control (UAC) in Windows.

Explain the importance of using multifactor authentication for global administrator accounts.

What is Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and how does it enhance security?