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Microsoft MTA: Security Fundamentals
View All CoursesThis is a practical course for a beginner looking to gain a baseline knowledge in the world of IT security. This practical course moves you from basic concepts right into real-world implementations, cementing new knowledge by giving you the opportunity to immediately see it in action and practice it for yourself. You'll learn security basics like the three "A's" of security (authentication, authorization, and accounting. You'll also learn how the Windows operating system secures files, websites, users, mail servers, and more.
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- Getting Started With Security Fundamentals
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- Introduction
- What is Security?
- Confidentiality
- Classifying Data
- Integrity
- Availability
- Defining Threats and Risk Management
- Risk Categories
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP)
- Ways of Implementing PoLP
- Attack Surface
- Social Engineering
- Linking Cost with Security
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Site Security
- Physical Security
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is Authentication?
- Passwords: Authenticating with What You Are
- Password Pros and Cons
- Password Hashing
- Password Cracking
- Tokens: Authenticating with What You Possess
- Tokens Pros and Cons
- Smart Cards: Another Type of Token
- Biometrics: Authenticating with What You Are
- Biometrics Pros and Cons
- RADIUS and TACACS+
- Windows' RunAs Capability
- Key Terms You Should Know
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Meeting Active Directory
- Domain Controllers
- Management Tools
- NTLM
- Kerberos
- NTLM vs. Kerberos
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Organizational Units
- Directory Objects and Groups
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is Encryption?
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Protecting Email, Files, and Disks
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Rights vs. Permissions
- Copying and Moving Files
- File and Folder Owners
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Introduction to Shares
- Share vs. File Permissions
- Special and Admin Shares
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- The Purpose of the Registry
- Registry Permissions and Inheritance
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- What is IPSec?
- Triggers and Actions
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- The Purpose of Auditing
- Configuring Auditing
- The Audit Log
- Considerations for Windows' Native Auditing
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Strong Passwords
- Account Lockout
- Password Aging and History
- GPOs and Password Policies
- Understanding Common Password Attacks
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Roles vs. Groups
- The Benefits of RBAC
- The Challenges of RBAC
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Firewalls and the OSI Model
- Packet Filtering and Other Firewalls
- Stateful vs. Stateless
- Hardware vs. Software
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- The Purpose of NAP
- How NAP Works
- NAP Requirements
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Virtual LANs (VLANs)
- Routing
- Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- Honeypots
- Demilitarized Zones (DMZs)
- Network Access Translation (NAT)
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Server and Domain Isolation
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Tunneling
- DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
- Network Sniffing and Packet Analysis
- Common Network Attacks
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- SSIDs
- Keys
- MAC Filters
- Pros and Cons
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Protection from Malware
- Windows Updates
- User Account Control
- Windows Firewall
- Offline Files
- Locking Down a Client Computer
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Spam
- Relaying
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Cookies and Privacy
- Content Zones
- Phishing and Pharming
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Physical Placement
- Hardening
- Secure Dynamic DNS
- What We Covered
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- Introduction
- Web Authentication
- Web Authorization
- What We Covered
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- Preparing for Your Security Fundamentals (98-367) Certification Exam
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- Next Steps
Instructor
Don Jones
Don Jones' broad IT experience comes from 20 years in the business, with a strong focus on Microsoft server technologies. He's the author of more than 45 technology books, including titles on administration and software development, and writes monthly columns for the industry's leading periodicals. He's an in-demand speaker at technical conferences and symposia worldwide, and is widely recognized as one of the top trainers in the Microsoft sector.
