Problem
Scenario:
You are a Security Consultant for a managed IT services company. You have been hired to provide a security assessment for a local nonprofit that provides outreach services to the public. One of their main complaints is that they have had several network outages caused by viruses over the past two years since the installation of their 10 seat, public computer lab. The machines are all desktops and currently running the Windows 7 Operating system. After powering on one of the systems you receive a pop-up message from Norton's Antivirus stating that the subscription requires an update. You also notice that several of the machines have unauthorized software applications installed.
You have been asked to provide recommendations for securing and hardening the host computer systems on this network
What are 5 recommendations that you can make? Provide a detailed explanation of each choice.