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Updating Your Server for Security

A look at updates and server security.

    Syllabus

  • Updates and patches Video — 00:03:36
    • An examination of the various ways you can update and patch your Windows server.

  • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) demo Video — 00:13:54
    • Why administrators should use WSUS to push updates to the domain-joined clients, and a demonstration of installation and basic configuration.

  • Driver signing security Video — 00:03:17
    • Driver-signed devices add more security but sometimes, the security blocks the ability to add legitimate drivers. This can be fixed with a GPO.

  • Action Center and security and maintenance apps Video — 00:01:13
    • Maintenance is important to security and Microsoft has some built-in utilities to perform these tasks.

  • Security and maintenance demo Video — 00:05:13
    • Demonstration of the security and maintenance apps previously described.

  • The Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit Video — 00:06:37
    • This toolkit has some new and familiar options to increase security, using baselines and analyzers.

  • Upgrading to SMB 3.x Video — 00:04:45
    • Removing access to SMB1x and utilizing only the latest in Server Message Block will keep the data stream from being compromised.

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Course description

When we install new devices or software, they need to be updated and checked for any tampering. Tampering with a device driver can introduce malware onto a server and spread to the entire network. Maintaining a server through updating is also very important: not only does it fix bugs and add features, but it protects against any new vulnerabilities discovered.

Meet the author

Robert McMillen started his career as an IT administrator for a manufacturing company after earning his CompTIA A+. He quickly learned how to fix and troubleshoot desktops and laptops, but his real passions were networking and server administration. Shortly after, he earned his first MCSE and Cisco CCNA and has continued with various certifications over the years (now over 50). He earned a Microsoft Certified Trainer certification and seven MCSEs. He started a successful consulting company in 2001 and eventually sold it in 2017 to focus on teaching networking and security in college and being a video and book author. Some interesting jobs he’s performed include restoring the Enron emails for the Justice Department, training troops headed to Iraq on network security, and managing a billion dollar merger of Cisco network and Microsoft technologies.

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