5 Day Course

Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to network security

• Windows Server 2003 security enhancements
• Client security enhancements

Unit 2: Implementing security policies

• Server security
• Client security

Unit 3: Analyzing and deploying security policies

• Current security configuration
• Custom security templates
• Security template deployment

Unit 4: Troubleshooting security policies

• Mixed operating system environment
• Mixed domain level environment
• Group Policy inheritance
• Security template problems
• Security template removal

Unit 5: Planning and deploying patch management

• Service pack and hotfix planning
• Service packs and hotfixes
• Microsoft Software Update Services
• Automated deployment
• Deployment process

Unit 6: Managing and troubleshooting software updates

• Software update distribution management
• Critical patch management
• Scan errors
• Patch management infrastructure troubleshooting

Unit 7: Planning and deploying security for network communications

• Internet Protocol Security
• IPSec deployment plan
• IPSec policies
• IPSec policy deployment
• IPSec certificates

Unit 8: Troubleshooting IPSec policies

• Default IP Security Policies container permissions
• IPSec persistent policies
• IPSec driver startup mode
• IPSec troubleshooting tools
• IPSec network issues
• IPSec certificate

Unit 9: Planning and deploying public key infrastructure

• Certificate requirements
• PKI group structure
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Certificate Authority configuration and deployment

Unit 10: Planning and deploying authentication for remote access users

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Security for remote access users
• Client configuration for RAS

Unit 11: Planning and configuring security for wireless networks

• WLAN technology
• Wireless network security
• Wireless access policies
• Wireless access point configuration
• Wireless clients

Unit 12: Troubleshooting access problems

• PKI troubleshooting
• Certificate troubleshooting
• Remote access troubleshooting
• Wireless troubleshooting

Unit 13: Monitoring systems

• Auditing
• Logging
• Research

For more information on Acumen Classes
Please contact Deb Wagnon 314.333.3330
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Saint Louis, MO 63119