Exam 98-367: Security Fundamentals/Understanding Security Software

This lesson covers Understanding Security Software. It looks at client, e-mail, and server protection.

Activity 1 - Understand Client Protection

This objective may include but is not limited to: antivirus; User Account Control (UAC); keeping client operating system and software updated;encrypting offline folders; software restriction policies.

  1. Read Microsoft Security Essentials.
  2. Read Automatic Updates Policy Settings.
  3. Read How to Encrypt Offline Files.
  4. Read What is User Account Control?.

Activity 2 - Understand E-mail Protection

This objective may include but is not limited to: antispam; antivirus; spoofing, phishing, and pharming; client vs. server protection; SPF records; PTR records.

  1. Read Exchange Server Tutorials.
  2. Read Wikipedia: Phishing.
  3. Read Microsoft Adds New Spam Filtering Technology Across E-Mail Platforms.

Activity 3 - Understand Server Protection

This objective may include but is not limited to: separation of services; hardening; keeping server updated; secure dynamic DNS updates; disabling unsecure authentication protocols; Read-Only Domain Controllers; separate management VLAN; Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).

  1. Read Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
  2. Read Security Tools for IT Pros.
  3. Read What Is an RODC?.

References

This article is issued from Wikiversity - version of the Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.