Designing Security for Microsoft Networks
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Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This three-day instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team modeling threats and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through an interactive tool that simulates real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement.
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Program Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Designing Security
This module describes the basic framework for designing network security and introduces key concepts used throughout the course. It also introduces an ongoing case study that is utilized in the labs.
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Module 2: Creating a Plan for Network Security
This module discusses the importance of security policies and procedures in a security design. It also explains how a security design team must include representation from various members of your organization. After completing this module you will be able use a framework for designing security and create a security design team.
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Lab A: Planning a Security Framework
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 3: Identifying Threats to Network Security
This module explains how to identify likely threats to a network and explains attacker motivations. After completing this module you will be able to explain common threats and predict threats by using a threat model.
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Lab A: Identifying Threats to Network Security
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 4: Analyzing Security Risks
This module explains how to determine what resources in an organization require protection and how to categorize them in order to assign an appropriate level of protection. After completing this module you will be able to apply a framework for planning risk management.
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Lab A: Analyzing Security Threats
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 5: Creating a Security Design for Physical Resources
This module describes threats and risks to physical resources in an organization as well as how to secure facilities computers and hardware. After completing this module you will be able to design security for physical resources.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Physical Resources
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 6: Creating a Security Design for Computers
This module explains how to determine threats and analyze risks to computers on your network. After completing this module you will be able to design security for computers.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Computers
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 7: Creating a Security Design for Accounts
This module describes the threats and risks to accounts in an organization. After completing this module you will be able to design security for accounts.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Accounts
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 8: Creating a Security Design for Authentication
This module describes threats and risks to authentication. After completing this module you will be able to design security for authentication.
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Lab A: Designing Authentication Security
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 9: Creating a Security Design for Data
This module examines threats and risks to data. After completing this module you will be able to design security for data.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Data
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 10: Creating a Security Design for Data Transmission
This module discusses threats and risks to data transmission. After completing this module you will be able to design security for data transmission.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Data Transmission
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 11: Creating a Security Design for Network Perimeters
This module describes threats to the points where your network connects to other networks such as the Internet. After completing this module you will be able to design security for network perimeters.
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Lab A: Designing Security for Network Perimeters
After completing this module you will be able to:
Module 12: Designing Responses to Security Incidents
This module provides information about auditing and creating procedures to direct how you respond to security incidents. After completing this module you will be able to design an audit policy and an incident response procedure.
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Lab A: Designing an Incident Response Procedure
After completing this module you will be able to:
Appendices
Appendix A: Designing an Acceptable Use Policy
This appendix provides information about creating policies for acceptable use of network resources by users.
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Appendix B: Designing Policies for Managing Networks
This appendix offers guidelines for ensuring that network administrators manage networks in a secure manner.
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Appendix C: Designing an Operations Framework to Manage Security
This appendix explains how to create a framework to ensure security of a network as the network changes and as the security requirements of the organization change.
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Related Exams
Student Pre-Requisites
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:
Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
Program Goals
After completing this course you will be able to:
In addition this course contains three teachable appendices that cover:
