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CONFIGURE BITLOCKER THROUGH INTUNE

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If you are receiving the following recommendation in your Microsoft Security Center, the directions after will help you resolve the issue:

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.

This security control is only assessed for machines with Windows 10, version 1803 or later.
Drives that aren’t encrypted are exposed to unauthorized access to user data and to data tampering while the system is offline.

Here is the remediation:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center (https://endpoint.microsoft.com).
  2. Select “Devices” and then “Configuration profiles”.
  3. Click on “Create profile” and select the platform “Windows 10 and later”.
  4. Choose the profile type “Endpoint protection” and then “BitLocker”.
  5. Configure the BitLocker settings according to your preferences.
  6. Assign the profile to the desired groups.

INTUNE & ATTACK SURFACE REDUCTION RULES

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The following information below describes how to implement the following security recommendation from Microsoft:
Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules are the most effective method for blocking the most common attack techniques being used in cyber attacks and malicious software.
This ASR rule scans executable files entering the system to determine whether they’re trustworthy.

To address this security recommendation, perform the following:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center (https://endpoint.microsoft.com).
  2. Select “Endpoint security” and then “Attack surface reduction”.
  3. Click on “Create Policy” and select the platform “Windows 10 and later”.
  4. Choose the profile type “Attack surface reduction rules”.
  5. In the settings, find the rule “Use advanced protection against ransomware” and set it to “Block”.
  6. Assign the policy to the desired groups.

HOW TO UPDATE FIREFOX TO THE LATEST VERSION

Quick how-to for updating Firefox with screenshots included.

Open Firefox

Click the hamburger icon (shown below) which is in the top right of your computer screen

Click Help (shown below) then select About

If there is an update, it will show here, if the update is installed you will need to restart the browser as shown. And that is it!