Understanding Windows Network Security
In this section, we will review the core networking functions of Windows 10 and Windows Server. Having familiarity with these components is a must for any security professional when managing and troubleshooting Windows devices. It's also recommended that you apply the baseline recommendations that can be applied to the network and ensure your system is hardened correctly.
Network baselining
Referencing back to Chapter 2, Building a Baseline, you will want to ensure that your network-specific hardening components have been configured based on the recommendations. There are many network-related settings for Windows and implementing the baseline recommendations is the more practical approach compared to building your own standards from scratch. As an example, referencing back to the Microsoft security baseline and the baseline settings within the MS Security Baseline Windows 10 v1909 and Server v1909.xlsx spreadsheet, simply filtering...
