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Topics
Securing Windows Systems in 2004
In this talk, popular technical author, speaker and Windows consultant Mark
Minasi offers a new set of easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement, and effective methods to make it just a bit tougher for the dirtbags to get to your data, your network, and your servers. In keeping with his decades-old theme of "let's squeeze the most value out of the operating system that we've already paid for instead of dumping a lot of cash on some extra stuff," Mark's topics will include
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• Using IPSec to build (and script!) custom personal firewalls
• The best Registry tweaks to hacker-proof your TCP/IP stacks
• Disaster recovery scripts: the only DR tool that doesn't panic
• Eliminating LM hashes before they serve up your passwords
• Second thoughts on complex passwords or "okay, perhaps I was wrong"
• Blocking email viruses for free with Software Restriction policies
• Lancing LM authentication
• Using OUs to automate security configuration
• Encrypting File System without tears
• How to save the network world in three easy steps: A Modest Proposal
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Implementing Client Security on Windows 2000 and Windows XP
In this session for experienced IT professionals, you will learn the requirements for securing client computers in environments where Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 servers are present. You will also learn how to implement best practices for clients in extreme high-security environments. The session will discuss the use of Group Policy and Administrative Templates to secure Windows 2000 and Windows XP installations and provide guidance on software restriction policies, anti-virus strategies, and distributed firewall technologies. This session also covers configuring Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer to help achieve a secure client environment.
Stopping the Evolving Threat with Intrusion Prevention
McAfee Security® will introduce the vision and strategy it's delivering today to help protect your Microsoft environments from threats--at every level of your IT infrastructure. Learn how businesses are benefiting from risk mitigation, and improvements in their patch management process while adding additional layers of protection in their Microsoft environments.
Implementing Security Patch Management
In this session for experienced IT professionals, delivered by Avanade, a premier technology integrator for Microsoft solutions in the enterprise, you will learn how to apply security best practices within your organization. The session will discuss the patch management lifecycle and demonstrate how new tools such as Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and Software Update Services can help you quickly and effectively respond to published security bulletins and establish patch compliance across your infrastructure.
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Objectives
At the end of this session you will understand the following:
• The patch management lifecycle
• How to improve your company’s patch management process
• How to use new software to improve patch management
Benefits
• Save time and resources deploying patches
• Automate patch deployment
• Ensure your network has the latest updates
• Reduce downtime from future security threats
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Implementing Server Security on Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
In this session for experienced IT professionals, you will learn how to apply prescriptive host hardening guidance to secure servers used in legacy, enterprise client, and high-security environments. The session will discuss configuring the domain infrastructure through Active Directory and applying security templates to establish security baselines. Building on this knowledge, you will learn hardening best practices for domain controllers and member servers operating in various roles.
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Objectives
At the end of this session you will understand the following:
• How to apply host hardening guidance to servers in legacy, enterprise client, and high security environments
• How to use Active Directory to establish security baselines
• Hardening best practices for domain controllers and member servers including File Servers, Print Server, IIS Servers and more
Benefits
• Use real world best practices to improve your high security environments immediately
• Save time with ready-made templates to measure on-going effectiveness |
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