Target Audience: This hands-on lab allows students to apply information and guidance that can help in implementing and managing security in a network based on Microsoft Windows. It is intended for current IT professionals with experience using Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and with knowledge of Active Directory concepts

Pre-requisites: Before attending the hands-on lab, the delegate must have the following pre-requisite:

• Good baseline IT skills as the concepts presented in these labs will build on their current experience

Purpose: After completing this hands-on lab, students will be able to scan computers for missing security updates; install security updates by using Windows Update; distribute and install security updates by using SUS and Automatic Updates; scan computers by using Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003; manage security update distribution by using SMS 2003; implement security for member servers and domain controllers by using Group Policy; implement security for member servers and domain controllers by using security templates; prevent certain applications to run by using software restrictions policies; protect Windows XP clients by using Internet Connection Firewall (ICF); protect data by using Encrypting File System (EFS); lock down Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 Web servers; configure security for IIS 6.0 Web servers; implement security for Exchange Server 2003 servers by using security templates. (If time permits) Use Data Recovery Agent to recover encrypted data; implement security for Outlook Web Access (OWA) connections; analyze security events on servers; secure network traffic and protecting servers by using IPSec