Why did you choose them and how can they better protect your Windows 2012 R2 Server?

You are devising a network security plan for the company. Pick only two (2) of the Microsoft Windows network security best practices from below and discuss how you can apply them in your job. Why did you choose them and how can they better protect your Windows 2012 R2 Server? What others can you think of? 

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