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Mastering Windows Security and Hardening - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Aug 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803236544
Pages 816 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Authors (2):
Mark Dunkerley Mark Dunkerley
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Matt Tumbarello Matt Tumbarello
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters close

Preface 1. Part 1: Getting Started and Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Windows Security 3. Chapter 2: Building a Baseline 4. Chapter 3: Hardware and Virtualization 5. Chapter 4: Networking Fundamentals for Hardening Windows 6. Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management 7. Part 2: Applying Security and Hardening
8. Chapter 6: Administration and Policy Management 9. Chapter 7: Deploying Windows Securely 10. Chapter 8: Keeping Your Windows Client Secure 11. Chapter 9: Advanced Hardening for Windows Clients 12. Chapter 10: Mitigating Common Attack Vectors 13. Chapter 11: Server Infrastructure Management 14. Chapter 12: Keeping Your Windows Server Secure 15. Part 3: Protecting, Detecting, and Responding for Windows Environments
16. Chapter 13: Security Monitoring and Reporting 17. Chapter 14: Security Operations 18. Chapter 15: Testing and Auditing 19. Chapter 16: Top 10 Recommendations and the Future 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Windows Defender Firewall and Advanced Security

Windows Defender Firewall is a software-based firewall that's enabled out of the box and used to control network connections to your PC. To view the basic firewall settings, including the status of each profile, open Windows Security from the Settings app and select Firewall & network protection. There are local security settings you can change from here, including configurations specific to each network profile, such as blocking incoming connections, allowing an app through the firewall, and restoring the default firewall settings.

The three network profile types in Windows Firewall are domain, private, and guest/public, as follows:

  • Domain profile settings are defined by the domain profile and are set systemically using Group Policy or from network devices located on the corporate network. Local policy settings are typically overwritten if they're managed systemically.
  • Private profile is used for home networks...
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