Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows Network

Course details

This instructor led course provides delegates with the knowledge and skills necessary to design a security framework for small, medium, and enterprise networks using Microsoft® Windows® 2000 technologies.

Target Audience

• This course is intended for system administrators who need to design a secure Windows 2000 network.

Objectives

• Identify the security risks associated with managing resource access and data flow on the network.
• Describe how key technologies within Windows 2000 are used to secure a network and its resources.
• Plan a Windows 2000 administrative structure so that permissions are granted only to appropriate users.
• Plan an Active Directory™ directory service structure that facilitates secure and verifiable user account creation and administration.
• Define minimum security requirements for Windows 2000-based domain controllers, application servers, file and print servers, and workstations.
• Design a strategy for securing local storage of data and providing secure network access to file and print resources. Design end-to-end security for the transmission of data between hosts on the network.
• Design a strategy for securing access for non-Microsoft clients within a Windows 2000-based network.
• Design a strategy for securing local resources accessed by remote users using dial-in or Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies.
• Design a strategy for securing local resources accessed by remote offices within a wide area network (WAN) environment.
• Protect private network resources from public network users.
• Design a strategy for securing private network user access to public networks.
• Design a strategy for authenticating trusted users over public networks.
• Design a strategy for securing data and application access for the private network when accessed by trusted partners.
• Plam for an e-commerce implementation between your organisation and external business partners that facilitates business communication.
• Design a structured methodology for securing a Windows 2000 network.

Course Outline

• Assessing Security Risks
• Introducing the Windows 2000 Security Model

Unit 1: Providing Secure Access to Local Network Users

• Planning Administrative Access
• Planning User Accounts
• Securing Windows 2000-Based Computers
• Securing File and Print Resources
• Securing Communication Channels on the Local Network
• Providing Secure Access to Non-Microsoft Clients

Unit 2: Providing Secure Access to Remote Users and Offices

• Providing Secure Resource Access to Trusted Partners
• Providing Business to Business and E-Commerce Security

Unit 3: Providing Secure Access Between Private and Public Networks

• Maintaining Security When Allowing Public Access to Your Private Network
• Maintaining Security When Accessing Public Networks from Your Network

Unit 4: Providing Secure Access to Partners

• Authenticating Trusted Partners
• Providing Secure Resource Access to Trusted Partners
• Providing Business to Business and E-Commerce Security