Hardening Windows Servers for the Internet
X458.4 Computer Science (2)
Microsoft Windows is gaining in popularity as an Internet server because of
its built-in Internet Information Server (IIS). However, the default
configuration has many documented exposures for general usage by the Internet.
This hands-on, lab-based introduction starts with a brief networking and
TCP/IP review after which the class performs a fresh installation of Microsoft
Windows Server, works through a step-by-step process to "harden" the system into
a secure bastion host. By configuring Windows components, services, registry
entries, IIS settings and more, the vulnerabilities of this popular operating
system are substantially reduced. Diagnostic tools will be used to measure
progress. Topics include:
Networking and TCP/IP review
Installing Windows securely
Installing Service Packs and Updates
Configuring Windows components
Configuring services
Configuring registry entries
Configuring IIS
Testing the configuration with diagnostic tools
Secure remote administration
Ongoing monitoring This course will provide system administrators, network
administrators and others interested in using Windows servers with the basic
information they need to make their operating systems and servers more secure
and stable.
Prerequisite: A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, networking and
TCP/IP.
RECOMMENDED TEXT: Securing Windows NT/2000 Servers for the Internet, Stefan
Norberg, O'Reilly.
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Section 1 BARRY J. STIEFEL, M.B.A., is the founder and chief technical
consultant at Information Engine, Inc., a Silicon Valley networking and security
consulting firm. Previously, he was the founding manager of Information Systems
at Galileo Technology and was president of the Windows NT Engineering
Association.
Fee: $590. Enrollment limited.
SANTA CLARA
3 meetings: Sundays, 9 am--5 pm, May 5--19. UCSC Extension, Lab 203, 3120 De
la Cruz Blvd.
EDP 014S00 (use this EDP code to enroll)
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