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Mastering Windows Security and Hardening

You're reading from   Mastering Windows Security and Hardening Secure and protect your Windows environment from intruders, malware attacks, and other cyber threats

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839216411
Length 572 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Matt Tumbarello Matt Tumbarello
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started
2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Windows Security FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Building a Baseline 4. Chapter 3: Server Infrastructure Management 5. Chapter 4: End User Device Management 6. Section 2: Applying Security and Hardening
7. Chapter 5: Hardware and Virtualization 8. Chapter 6: Network Fundamentals for Hardening Windows 9. Chapter 7: Identity and Access Management 10. Chapter 8: Administration and Remote Management 11. Chapter 9: Keeping Your Windows Client Secure 12. Chapter 10: Keeping Your Windows Server Secure 13. Section 3: Protecting, Detecting, and Responding for Windows Environments
14. Chapter 11: Security Monitoring and Reporting 15. Chapter 12: Security Operations 16. Chapter 13: Testing and Auditing 17. Chapter 14: Top 10 Recommendations and the Future 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 12: Security Operations

In this chapter, we will cover security operations and exactly what it entails. Like a technical operations team, it is just as important to have a security operations team or Security Operations Center (SOC) and program in place. This team's day-to-day responsibilities include 24/7 monitoring and responding to any security-related incidents within your environment or with your users. This is a critical component and a necessity of the overall security program today.

In this chapter, we will focus on the Microsoft technologies available that can support your SOC and provide the insights needed to ensure your servers, end user devices, and users are safe. We will first cover an introduction to a SOC and provide an overview of what is needed to make this a successful operation. We will then review the Microsoft 365 (M365) security center, which provides a centralized place for monitoring Microsoft security solutions. Next, we will cover Microsoft...

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