Clinic 2803: Microsoft® Security Guidance Training III£0.00
Description
Summary: This online clinic builds on existing knowledge of server and client security and provides students with the knowledge and skills to apply security best practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server and to use Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 to improve security at the network perimeter. It also provides students with prescriptive guidance to implement layered defenses against malicious software and measures to increase security for Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 98 network clients.
Audience: IT Pro
Available Offline: Yes
Subscription: 1 year
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 6 Hours
Language: English
Description:
This online clinic builds on existing knowledge of server and client security and provides students with the knowledge and skills to apply security best practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server and to use Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 to improve security at the network perimeter. It also provides students with prescriptive guidance to implement layered defenses against malicious software and measures to increase security for Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 98 network clients.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Describe how to deploy a secure Exchange Server 2003 infrastructure. This includes:
• Describing deployment scenarios for implementing a secure Exchange Server environment.
• Hardening and securing Exchange Server services and messaging protocols.
• Maintaining security on Exchange Server 2003 by using various administration tools.
• Configuring Exchange Server to prevent unwanted e-mail.
• Describe how to implement ISA Server to increase the security of perimeter networks. This includes:
• Describing how to implement ISA Server 2004 in a variety of perimeter network configurations.
• Describing the firewall functionality that ISA Server 2004 provides and how to implement this functionality.
• Implementing secure Internet client access to an organization's internal servers by using ISA Server 2004.
• Implementing secure Internet client access to an organization's Exchange servers by using ISA Server 2004; and learning real-world strategies for patch management and network security and how to troubleshoot problems with existing security configurations.
• Describe general planning considerations for deploying a defense against malicious software (malware) for client computers, servers, and the network infrastructure. This includes:
• Describing the importance of implementing a defense-in-depth solution to defend against malware.
• Creating and implementing a strategy to secure client computers against malware.
• Creating and implementing a strategy to secure servers against malware.
• Creating and implementing a strategy to secure the network infrastructure against malware.
• Describe strategies for hardening legacy clients and servers to reduce as much as possible the risk to computers running Windows NT and Windows 98. This includes:
• Understanding how to defend a Windows NT-based network against threats.
• Understanding how to defend computers running Windows NT against threats.
• Understanding how to defend Windows 98 clients and the limitations of Windows 98 clients.
Technical Requirements
To view this course, you need:
• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Macromedia Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.
For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:
• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)
Accessibility Requirements
The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled

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