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Mastering Windows Security and Hardening - Second Edition
Mastering Windows Security and Hardening - Second Edition

Mastering Windows Security and Hardening: Secure and protect your Windows environment from cyber threats using zero-trust security principles, Second Edition

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Mastering Windows Security and Hardening - Second Edition

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Key benefits

  • Learn to protect your Windows environment using zero-trust and a multi-layered security approach
  • Implement security controls using Intune, Configuration Manager, Defender for Endpoint, and more
  • Understand how to onboard modern cyber-threat defense solutions for Windows clients

Description

Are you looking for the most current and effective ways to protect Windows-based systems from being compromised by intruders? This updated second edition is a detailed guide that helps you gain the expertise to implement efficient security measures and create robust defense solutions using modern technologies. The first part of the book covers security fundamentals with details around building and implementing baseline controls. As you advance, you’ll learn how to effectively secure and harden your Windows-based systems through hardware, virtualization, networking, and identity and access management (IAM). The second section will cover administering security controls for Windows clients and servers with remote policy management using Intune, Configuration Manager, Group Policy, Defender for Endpoint, and other Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud security technologies. In the last section, you’ll discover how to protect, detect, and respond with security monitoring, reporting, operations, testing, and auditing. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed an understanding of the processes and tools involved in enforcing security controls and implementing zero-trust security principles to protect Windows systems.

What you will learn

  • Build a multi-layered security approach using zero-trust concepts
  • Explore best practices to implement security baselines successfully
  • Get to grips with virtualization and networking to harden your devices
  • Discover the importance of identity and access management
  • Explore Windows device administration and remote management
  • Become an expert in hardening your Windows infrastructure
  • Audit, assess, and test to ensure controls are successfully applied and enforced
  • Monitor and report activities to stay on top of vulnerabilities

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Publication date : Aug 19, 2022
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Table of Contents

21 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Part 1: Getting Started and Fundamentals Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Windows Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Chapter 2: Building a Baseline Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Chapter 3: Hardware and Virtualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Chapter 4: Networking Fundamentals for Hardening Windows Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Part 2: Applying Security and Hardening Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Chapter 6: Administration and Policy Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Chapter 7: Deploying Windows Securely Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Chapter 8: Keeping Your Windows Client Secure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Chapter 9: Advanced Hardening for Windows Clients Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Chapter 10: Mitigating Common Attack Vectors Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Chapter 11: Server Infrastructure Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
14. Chapter 12: Keeping Your Windows Server Secure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
15. Part 3: Protecting, Detecting, and Responding for Windows Environments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
16. Chapter 13: Security Monitoring and Reporting Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
17. Chapter 14: Security Operations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
18. Chapter 15: Testing and Auditing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
19. Chapter 16: Top 10 Recommendations and the Future Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
20. Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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