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Course Overview

Windows Server 2016 is a powerful platform used by organizations worldwide to manage and deploy enterprise infrastructure. With the rise of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, understanding and implementing its built-in security features has become essential for IT professionals. This course provides a focused look at the critical security capabilities of Windows Server 2016, helping learners strengthen their organization's security posture and comply with industry best practices.

This course begins with methods to reduce the attack surface by exploring server hardening, service and account configurations, remote access restrictions, and firewall management. It then delves into secure administration techniques, such as LAPS, Credential Guard, NTLM blocking, and advanced concepts like Just Enough Administration (JEA), Just in Time Administration (JIT), and ESAE forests. The course also introduces containerization, showing how to isolate workloads using containers and manage them with Docker. Finally, it wraps up with securing virtualization workloads in modern IT environments.

Gain practical insights into securing Windows Server 2016, from configuration to administration, container isolation, and virtualization defense.

What You Will Learn

  • Describe Windows Server 2016 security technologies
  • Reduce the Windows Server 2016 attack surface through security baselines, device guard policies and Server Core first deployments
  • Implement secure administrative techniques using credential guard, Just Enough Administration and Just In Time administration
  • Workload isolation with containers
  • Secure VM deployment and hosting with guarded fabrics

Program Curriculum

  • Server Hardening
  • Service Configuration and Account Configuration
  • Remote Access, Application Restriction, and Firewall Configuration
  • Software Updates and Configuration Baselines
  • MS Cybersecurity Pro: Windows Server 2016 Security Features
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)
  • Credential Guard
  • NTLM Blocking, Protected Users, and Authentication Policy Silos
  • Just Enough Administration (JEA)
  • ESAE Forests
  • Just in Time Administration (JIT)
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Introduction to Containers
  • Managing Container Images
  • Docker
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Secure Virtualization Workload
  • Chapter 4 Quiz
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Instructor

Cristian Calinescu

Infrastructure Security Operations Manager

Cristian Calinescu is a Microsoft certified Senior Infrastructure Engineer and Infrastructure Security Operations Manager. His areas of expertise are Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange (2003 - 2019), Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMWare), Linux OS, PowerShell (including scripting). Cristian has been involved in various maintenance and/or implementation projects based on the technologies mentioned above. He has also participated in network design and implementations projects as well as assisting customers migrating to the latest technologies.

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