From the course: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) (CS0-003) Cert Prep: 1 Security Operations
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Windows Registry
From the course: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) (CS0-003) Cert Prep: 1 Security Operations
Windows Registry
- [Instructor] Windows operating systems contain a lot of different settings. You see some of these when you use the administrative tools that Windows offers to modify things like your desktop background or printer configuration, but the settings that you see are only scratching the surface of the information that Windows needs to track to run this complex operating system. You might even say that Windows could use a database to manage all of that information, and that's exactly what it does with the Windows Registry. The Windows Registry is the database that contains operating systems settings. Programs, services, drivers, and the operating system itself all rely on the information stored in the registry, making it a critical resource for system administrators. The registry is also a very important tool in the world of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity analysts use the registry regularly to dig up details about the…
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