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Securing Windows Server 2016
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(2,182 ratings)
6,970 students

Securing Windows Server 2016

Learn to harden and secure Windows Server 2016 for a more secure server and a more secure enterprise
Created byKevin Brown
Last updated 10/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Implement a more secure Windows server deployment
  • Understand have to centrally manage security settings in a domain environment

Course content

29 sections • 55 lectures • 5h 42m total length

  • Introduction1:43

    Outline of topics that will be covered in this course

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Requirements

  • Have a basic understanding of server operating systems and active directory
  • A basic understanding of network security

Description

This course is designed to teach students that are knowledgeable about Windows Server how to secure Windows Server 2016 by providing practical exercises that demonstrate configurations that you can follow along with.

In this course you will learn:

  • Types of attacks and how they can be mitigated

  • Understand and configure privileged access management

  • Explore Sysinternals security tools

  • Configure Jump Servers

  • Secure User and Computer accounts

  • Control applications, including application versions that are allowed

  • Protect data by using EFS and BitLocker encryption

  • Secure network/internet traffic by using IPsec encryption

  • Learn to use PowerShell Remote management

  • Configure the Windows firewall to provide for a secure environment

  • Manage password policies

  • Manage NTLM

  • Deploy Dynamic Access Control to provide extra data protection

  • Implement Service Accounts

  • Deploy Server Core operating systems

  • Deploy Read Only Domain Controllers

  • Implement  auditing

  • Manage Windows Defender on the Server operating system

  • Manage access to removable storage

  • Use Group Policy Preferences to provide enhanced security

  • And more....

Who this course is for:

  • Administrators that need to increase security in Windows Server 2016
  • Those that want to better understand how to secure Windows Server operating systems

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