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Preventions

No Ready System-Level Mitigation

Restrict Access to Administrative Privileges

Enforce an Acceptable Use Policy

Enforce a Social Media Policy

Install an Anti-Virus Solution

Install a Web Proxy Solution

Restrict Access to Registry Editor

Enforce File Permissions

Prohibition of Devices On-site

Physical Access Controls

End-User Security Awareness Training

Pre-Employment Background Checks

Disable Printing, Windows

Application Whitelisting

Enforce a Data Classification Policy

Prohibit Email Auto-Forwarding to External Domains, Exchange

Network Intrusion Prevention Systems

Data Loss Prevention Solution

DNS Filtering

Internal Whistleblowing

Access Reviews

Employee Off-boarding Process

Full Disk Encryption

Restrict Mobile Clipboard via Intune App Protection Policies

Financial Approval Process

Corporate Card Spending Limits

Enterprise-Managed Web Browsers

Bootloader Password

Next-Generation Firewalls

Native Anti-Tampering Protections

Protocol Allow Listing

Restrict Disc Media Mounting, Group Policy

Restrict Floppy Drive Mounting, Group Policy

Restrict Removable Disk Mounting, Group Policy

Insider Threat Awareness Training

Employee Mental Health & Support Program

Network Access Control (NAC)

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Employee Vulnerability Support Program

ID: PV007
Created: 25th May 2024
Updated: 25th May 2024
Contributor: The ITM Team

Restrict Access to Registry Editor

Windows Group Policy can be used to prevent specific accounts from accessing Registry Editor. This can prevent them from reading the registry or making modifications, if their permissions allow, using this utility.

Sections

ID	Name	Description
PR001	Read Windows Registry	A subject may read the Windows registry using Registry Viewer or PowerShell to help them gain more information about the system, such as keys related to security controls.