Course: MS2810 Fundamentals of Network Security

This four-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin supporting network security within an organization. Students who complete this course will be able to identify security threats and vulnerabilities, and help respond to and recover from security incidents.

This course will cover security concepts that are prerequisites for attending other Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses for security specialists and help prepare students for the CompTIA Security+ exam.

This course has been approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) for the CompTIA Security+ certification. The CAQC program assures students that all test objectives for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam are covered in the course materials.

Although the course focuses on Microsoft product- and technology-specific implementation of security concepts, many of these same concepts can be applied to other technologies.

Module 1: Preparing to Secure Information

Lessons

• Explaining How Assets Are Attacked
 
• Explaining How Assets Are Secured
 

Lab A: Preparing to Secure Information

Module 2: Implementing Security-Enhanced Computing Baselines

Lessons

• Introduction to Trusted Computing Bases
 
• Establishing a Security Baseline
 
• Monitoring a Security Baseline
 
• Helping to Secure Computers Physically
 
• Maintaining a Security Baseline
 

Lab A: Maintaining Baseline Security

Module 3: Helping to Protect Information Using Authentication and Access Control

Lessons

• Introduction to Access Control
 
• Implementing an Authentication Strategy
 
• Implementing an Access Control Strategy
 

Lab A: Securing Accounts (MBSA)

Module 4: Using Cryptography to Help Protect Information

Lessons

• Introduction to Cryptography
 
• Using Symmetric Encryption
 
• Using Hash Functions
 
• Using Public Key Encryption
 

Lab A: Using Cryptography to Help Protect Information

Module 5: Using a PKI to Help Protect Information

Lessons

• Introduction to Certificates
 
• Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure
 
• Deploying and Managing Certificates
 

Lab A: Using Certificates

Module 6: Securing Internet Applications and Components

Lessons

• Helping to Protect Web Servers
 
• Configuring Security for Common Internet Protocols
 
• Configuring Security for Web Browsers
 
• Configuring Security for Databases
 

Lab A: Securing Web Servers

Lab B: Protecting Clients from Active Content

Module 7: Implementing Security for E-Mail and Instant Messaging

Lessons

• Securing E-Mail Servers
 
• Securing E-Mail Clients
 
• Securing Instant Messaging
 

Lab A: Securing Mail Servers

Module 8: Managing Security for Directory Services and DNS

Lessons

• Helping protect Directory Services Against Common Threats
 
• Helping Protect DNS Against Common Threats
 

Lab A: Managing Security for Directory Services and DNS

Module 9: Securing Data Transmission

Lessons

• Identifying Threats to Network Devices
 
• Implementing Security for Common Data Transmission
 
• Implementing Security for Remote Access
 
• Implementing Security for Wireless Network Traffic
 

Lab A: Securing Data Transmission

Lab B: Using IPSec to Secure Data Transmission

Module 10: Implementing and Monitoring Security for Network Perimeters

Lessons

• Introduction to Network Perimeters
 
• Implementing Security on Inbound and Outbound Network Traffic
 
• Monitoring Network Traffic
 

Lab A: Implementing and Monitoring Security for Network Perimeters

Module 11: Managing Operational Security

Lessons

• Establishing Security Policies and Procedures
 
• Educating Users about Security Policies
 
• Applying Security Policies to Operational Management
 
• Resolving Ethical Dilemmas When Helping to Protect Assets
 

Lab A: Managing Operational Security

Module 12: Preserving Business Continuity

Lessons

• Preparing to Recover from Disasters
 
• Communicating the Impact of Risks
 
• Performing a Security-Enhanced Backup and Recovery
 

Lab A: Preserving Business Continuity

Module 13: Responding to Security Incidents

Lessons

• Identifying Security Incidents
 
• Responding to Security Incidents
 
• Investigating Security Incidents
 

Lab A: Responding to Security Incidents