Windows Security Management Tool for Analysts

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This program is designed for Security Analysts operating in a Windows environment. It provides a suite of administrative and security tools, enabling user management, security log reviews, process and service control, and other critical functionalities to maintain system integrity and security. The program is PowerShell-based and features an interactive menu for ease of use.

You Should Know:

To leverage this tool effectively, here are some PowerShell commands and steps you can practice:

1. User Management:

  • List all users:
    Get-LocalUser
    
  • Create a new user:
    New-LocalUser -Name "NewUser" -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssw0rd" -AsPlainText -Force)
    

2. Security Logs:

  • View security logs:
    Get-EventLog -LogName Security
    
  • Filter logs by event ID (e.g., for failed logins):
    Get-EventLog -LogName Security | Where-Object {$_.EventID -eq 4625}
    

3. Process and Service Control:

  • List running processes:
    Get-Process
    
  • Stop a process by name:
    Stop-Process -Name "ProcessName"
    
  • Start a service:
    Start-Service -Name "ServiceName"
    

4. System Integrity Checks:

  • Verify system file integrity using SFC:
    sfc /scannow
    
  • Check for Windows updates:
    Get-WindowsUpdate
    

5. Interactive Menu Creation: