Microsoft Windows 2003 System Hardening Training Classes

Do you know the top ten Windows vulnerabilities? And if you do, do you know how to protect your system against them? Take the Microsoft Windows 2003 System Hardening training class and we will teach you a proven process used to secure your Microsoft server environment against these threats.

This class covers securing a variety of Microsoft server systems including Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, and Microsoft Windows 2000. Our certified instructor will show you exactly how to harden your Microsoft server systems as well as how to integrate these specialized hardening techniques into your systems management and maintenance routines.

The Microsoft Windows 2003 System Hardening training class shows you the eight phases used for initial hardening. This eight-phase process can be repeated throughout the system life cycle to provide a comprehensive hardening methodology.

In addition to the main emphasis on server hardening, we also discuss a variety of other issues that can influence security including administrator workstations, end-user workstations, and human behavior.

You will learn how to work with these methodologies through a combination of instructor-led discussions and lectures as well as through computer simulations and hands-on labs. We take the best teaching methods available and create an interactive learning environment so that you can learn what you need in the fastest, most efficient manner possible.

If your organization has six or more students who would benefit from this course, we offer an onsite course that is a cost effective alternative to flying your entire team to us. The onsite Microsoft Windows 2003 System Hardening training class delivers the same high-quality content with our certified instructor leading the way - at your location.

What You'll Learn

By enrolling in this Microsoft Windows 2003 System Hardening training class, you will learn about the methodology processes used for hardening servers and related systems, the SANS Top Ten Windows vulnerabilities, using the Microsoft Security Guide for Windows, working with other security checklists, how to use various tools for establishing baselines and analyzing security, and how to determine whether or not to harden with Active Directory dependence or standalone. Other topics include deploying security configuration using the various functions of Group Policy, deploying the Public Key Infrastructure for network authentication, smartcards, encryption, and email signatures, software restriction policies, Control Panel, Management Console Lockdown, and how to configure Windows Firewall and IP Security Policies.

Who Needs to Attend

If you are a security policymaker, planner, auditor, strategist, chief information security officer, manager, systems engineer or systems administrator, this Microsoft Windows Server hardening course is an excellent choice especially if your systems contain or interact with Windows server systems.

• Hardening Process
• Planning and Implementing Windows Server Update Services
• Baselining Systems
• Planning, Configuring, and Deploying a Secure Member Server Baseline
• Planning Hardening
• Implementing Policy
• Analysis and Logging
• Configuring IP Security (IPSec) Policies
• Software Restriction Policies
• Planning, Configuring, and Implementing Secure Baselines for Server Roles
• Planning, Configuring, Implementing, and Deploying a Secure Client Computer Baseline
• Rebaselining, Reanalyzing, and Verifying After Hardening