Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Implement server hardening solutions
• 1.1 Configure disk and file encryption
• 1.2 Implement server patching and updating solutions
• 1.3 Implement malware protection
• 1.4 Protect credentials
• 1.5 Create security baselines
• Chapter 2: Secure a virtualization infrastructure
• 2.1 Implement a Guarded Fabric solution
• 2.2 Implement Shielded and encryption-supported VMs
• Chapter 3: Secure a network infrastructure
• 3.1 Configure Windows Firewall
• 3.2 Implement a Software Defined Distributed Firewall
• 3.3 Secure network traffic
• Chapter 4: Manage privileged identities
• 4.1 Implement an Enhanced Security Administrative Environment (ESAE) administrative forest design approach
• 4.2 Implement Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration
• 4.3 Implement Just-Enough-Administration (JEA)
• 4.4 Implement Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) and User Rights Assignments
• 4.5 Implement Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)
• Chapter 5: Implement threat detection solutions
• 5.1 Configure advanced audit policies
• 5.2 Install and configure Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)
• 5.3. Determine threat detection solutions using Operations Management Suite (OMS)
• Chapter 6: Implement workload-specific security
• 6.1 Secure application development and server workload infrastructure
• 6.2 Implement a secure file services infrastructure and Dynamic Access Control (DAC)

About the Author

Timothy L. Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. A computer enthusiast who authored his first BASIC program in 1981 on the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III, Tim has worked in nearly every facet of IT, from systems administration and software architecture to technical writing and training.
Craig Zacker is a writer, editor, and educator who has written or contributed to dozens of books on operating systems, networking, and PC hardware, as well as several college texts and online training courses. Craig is the author of the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, and co-authored the MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-686): Windows 7 Desktop Administrator.