Updating Your Server for Security Course

Learn about updating and patching your Windows 10 hosts, device driver signing and security.

25 minutes

Course description

WSUS can alleviate many pressures on IT administrators by allowing the approval, push and removal of updates instead of relying on Microsoft to do it for them. Explore the details of server updates in this course.

Syllabus

Security and Maintenance Demo

Video - 00:05:00
A demonstration of security and maintenance in Windows Server.
Action Center and Security and Maintenance Apps

Video - 00:01:00
A look at security and maintenance apps in Windows Server.
Driver Signing Security

Video - 00:02:00
A look at driver signing security in Windows Server.
Updates and Patches Demo

Video - 00:13:00
Why administrators should use WSUS to push updates to the domain-joined clients, and a demonstration of installation and basic configuration.
Updates and Patches

Video - 00:03:00
Examining the various ways you can update and patch your Windows Server.

Meet the author

Robert McMillen

Professor Robert McMillen is a college instructor with over 50 technical certifications. He has an MBA and teaches Computer Science at Portland based colleges. Robert has earned multiple MCSEs and an MCT from Microsoft. He is the owner of Tech Publishing, a Portland-based network new media company. Robert has over 20 years of experience in network engineering and earned certifications from companies like Microsoft, Checkpoint, IBM, and Cisco. Some of his higher profile jobs have been restoring email for the government to prosecute Enron executives, training the network vulnerability assessment team for the U.S. Army, and relocating the Xbox world for Microsoft.

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