Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Installing and Configuring: Security


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 builds upon features found in previous versions of Windows Server and provides several new features. This course examines the configuration of security policies, application restriction policies, and the Windows Firewall. Specifically user rights assignment, security templates, audit policies, local users and group configuration, and user account control are explored, as are AppLocker, rule enforcement, and software restriction policies. Other tasks to be examined include configuring Windows Firewall, through both static configuration and group policy, configuring security rules, creating exceptions, and importing and exporting settings. This course is the ninth in a series for the Microsoft MCSA in Windows Server 2012 R2 certification and prepares the learner for the 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012.

Target Audience
Senior Server administrators responsible for implementing a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Installing and Configuring: Security

  • match each layer of Defense in Depth to the area it helps secure
  • recognize how each security template is used in Windows Server 2012 R2
  • identify the function of User Account Control settings
  • identify the function of the audit policies available in Windows Server 2012 R2
  • identify the capabilities of AppLocker in Windows Server 2012 R2
  • describe Software Restriction policies in Windows Server 2012 R2
  • describe the rule criteria used to configure Windows Server 2012 R2 Firewall
  • implement security in Windows Server 2012 R2 environments
  • Course Number:
    ws_icfh_b09_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate