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ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

By : Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.
Book Image

ChromeOS System Administrator's Guide

By: Dr. Willie Sanders, Jr.

Overview of this book

Google's ChromeOS provides a great platform for technicians, system administrators, developers, and casual users alike, providing a seemingly simplistic architecture that is easy enough for a novice user to begin working with. However, beneath the surface, this operating system boasts a plethora of powerful tools, able to rival any other OS on the market. So, learning how to harness the full potential of the OS is critical for you as a technical worker and user to thrive at your workplace. ChromeOS System Administrator’s Guide will help you reap the benefits of all features of ChromeOS. This book explains ChromeOS’ unique architecture and its built-in tools that perform essential tasks such as managing user accounts, working with data, and launching applications. As you build your foundational knowledge of the OS, you'll be exposed to higher-level concepts such as security, command line, and enterprise management. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to perform a range of system administration tasks within ChromeOS without requiring an alternative operating system, thereby broadening your options as a technician, system administrator, developer, or engineer.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1:Working with ChromeOS
5
Part 2:Security and Troubleshooting
9
Part 3:Advanced Administration

ChromeOS Security

In our digital world, being able to protect our data and the systems we use to access, store, and manage it is paramount. One of our first lines of defense in this ongoing battle to secure data is the operating system. So, it’s no wonder that Google has invested heavily in designing the ChromeOS platform in order to make it not only highly functional but also highly secure. In fact, many argue that out-of-the-box ChromeOS is the most secure web browser on the market because it was designed with security in mind. This has led to many of its security features being standard components of the OS rather than added on after the fact.

However, even though ChromeOS is a streamlined and secure OS platform, it still has the potential to be compromised if the right protections aren’t in place. In this chapter, we discuss the common ways you can further harden ChromeOS against cyberattacks.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main...