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Windows Server Security Essentials

Develop and implement a secure Microsoft infrastructure platform using native and built-in tools

Paid access
|Jan 2015

Key Features

    Book Description

    If you are a security or Windows Server administrator wanting to learn or advance your knowledge in Microsoft security and secure your Windows Server infrastructure effectively, this book is for you.

    What you will learn

    • Design a secure Windows Server platform based on the best practices and industry standard recommendations
    • Identify and mitigate security risks using tools such as Security Configurations Wizard, ASA, AppLocker, BitLocker, and EMET
    • Follow stepbystep instructions to tighten the security of your Active Directory file, print server, HyperV and IIS servers, and application roles
    • Develop a secure access control mechanism using the Dynamic Access Control (DAC) feature
    • Learn how to maintain security and deliver new security updates and patches using the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS)
    • Discover how PowerShell cmdlets and custom scripts can support your daytoday security admin tasks

    Who this book is for

    If you are a security or Windows Server administrator wanting to learn or advance your knowledge in Microsoft security and secure your Windows Server infrastructure effectively, this book is for you.

    Table of Contents

    1. Operating System and Baseline Security
    2. Native MS Security Tools and Security Configuration
    3. Server Roles and Protocals
    4. Application Security and Configuration
    5. Network Service Security
    6. Access Control
    7. WSUS
    8. Auditing, Monitoring and Management
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78439-025-9
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2015
    Language: English
    Pages: 240
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