A comprehensive guide to administering and protecting the latest
Windows 11 and Windows server operating system from ongoing cyber
threats using zero-trust security principles
Key Features:
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Learn to protect your Windows environment using zero-trust and a
multi-layered security approach
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Implement security controls using Intune, Configuration Manager,
Defender for Endpoint, and more
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Understand how to onboard modern cyber-threat defense solutions for
Windows clients
Book 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:
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Build a multi-layered security approach using zero-trust concepts
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Explore best practices to implement security baselines successfully
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Get to grips with virtualization and networking to harden your devices
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Discover the importance of identity and access management
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Explore Windows device administration and remote management
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Become an expert in hardening your Windows infrastructure
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Audit, assess, and test to ensure controls are successfully applied
and enforced
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Monitor and report activities to stay on top of vulnerabilities
Who this book is for:
If you're a cybersecurity or technology professional, solutions
architect, systems engineer, systems administrator, or anyone interested
in learning how to secure the latest Windows-based systems, this book is
for you. A basic understanding of Windows security concepts, Intune,
Configuration Manager, Windows PowerShell, and Microsoft Azure will help
you get the best out of this book.
