Security Administrator Street Smarts by Miller, David R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Contents Title Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Phase 1: The Grunt Work of Security

Phase 2: Hardening Systems

Task 2.1: Managing Services Task 2.2: Managing Ports Task 2.3: Patching the Operating System Task 2.4: Security Templates Task 2.5: Securing Autoruns Task 2.6: Securing Hardware Devices Task 2.7: Virtualization Task 2.8: Locking the Computer Using an Idle Time-out

Phase 3: Malicious Software

Task 3.1: Installing, Updating, and Running Antivirus Software Task 3.2: Using a Rootkit Checker Task 3.3: Adware Task 3.4: Using a Spyware Checker Task 3.5: Malicious Software Removal Tool Task 3.6: McAfee Site Advisor Task 3.7: ARP Poisoning with Cain & Abel Task 3.8: Attacking Authentication with Firesheep

Phase 4: Secure Storage

Task 4.1: The Encrypting File System Task 4.2: EFS Data Recovery Task 4.3: Implementing Syskey Task 4.4: Converting FAT to NTFS Task 4.5: Implementing Disk Fault Tolerance with RAID Task 4.6: Backing Up Data Task 4.7: Restoring Data from a Backup Task 4.8: Securing Shares Task 4.9: BitLocker Drive Encryption Task 4.10: Securing Data to Satisfy FIPS 140-2 Using PGP Desktop

Phase 5: Managing User Accounts

Task 5.1: Creating User Accounts Task 5.2: Implementing the Password Policy Task 5.3: Auditing Logons Task 5.4: Securing the Default User Accounts Task 5.5: Implementing a Deny Group

Phase 6: Network Security

Task 6.1: Deploying IPSec Task 6.2: Configuring the VPN Server Task 6.3: Configuring the VPN Client Task 6.4: Implementing Secure Remote Administration Task 6.5: Secure Administration Using Run As Task 6.6: Configuring a Packet Filter Task 6.7: Implementing 802.11 Wireless Security Task 6.8: Implementing an IPSec VPN Using AES Task 6.9: Implementing a Personal Firewall

Phase 7: Securing Internet Activity

Task 7.1: Configuring Internet Access Task 7.2: Using Internet Explorer Security Zones Task 7.3: Configuring IE for Secure Use of Cookies Task 7.4: Using Internet Connection Sharing Task 7.5: Securing Email Task 7.6: Spam Management Task 7.7: Installing and Using a Digital Certificate Task 7.8: Certificate Backup and Management Task 7.9: Performing Secure File Exchange Task 7.10: Validating Downloads and Checking the Hash Task 7.11: Logging and Recording Internet Activity Task 7.12: Using HTTPS to Encrypt Web Traffic Task 7.13: Using Force-TLS to Add Security to Web Browsing

Phase 8: Security Testing

Task 8.1: Penetration Testing with Nessus Task 8.2: Penetration Testing with Retina Task 8.3: Performing Assessments with MBSA Task 8.4: Performing Security Assessments with IT Shavlik Task 8.5: Performing Internet Vulnerability Profiling Task 8.6: Tracking Hostile IPs Task 8.7: Investigating Netcat Task 8.8: Exploiting Vulnerabilities with Metasploit

Phase 9: Investigating Incidents

Phase 10: Security Troubleshooting

Task 10.1: Booting into Safe Mode Task 10.2: Implementing Last Known Good Configuration Task 10.3: Using System Restore Task 10.4: Sanitizing Media Task 10.5: Implementing a Host-Based Intrusion Detection System

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