- Published 10/5/2017
- 1st Edition
About the Book:
Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-744–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of securing Windows Server 2016 environments. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSE level.
Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:
• Implement server hardening solutions
• Secure a virtualization infrastructure
• Secure a network infrastructure
• Manage privileged identities
• Implement threat detection solutions
• Implement workload-specific security
This Microsoft Exam Ref:
• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Assumes you have experience as a Windows Server administrator and an understanding of basic networking and Hyper-V virtualization fundamentals, Active Directory Domain Services principles, and Windows Server security principles
Microsoft Exam Ref publications stand apart from third-party study guides because they:
- Provide guidance from Microsoft, the creator of Microsoft certification exams
- Target IT professional-level exam candidates with content focused on their needs, not "one-size-fits-all content
- Streamline study by organizing material according to the exam’s objective domain (OD), covering one functional group and its objectives in each chapter
- Feature Thought Experiments to guide candidates through a set of "what if?" scenarios, and prepare them more effectively for Pro-level style exam questions
- Explore big picture thinking around the planning and design aspects of the IT pro’s job role
About the Practice Test:This practice test contains 150 questions and robust explanations.
The MeasureUp 70-744: Securing Windows Server 2016 practice test is designed to help candidates prepare for and pass Microsoft's 70-744 exam. Candidates should be able to harden servers and secure the virtualization and network infrastructures. Candidates should also be able to implement threat detection solutions and workload-specific security. In addition, a candidate should know how to manage privileged identities.
Certification: This exam counts as credit toward the following certifications:
This test contains 150 questions and covers the following objectives:- Implement server hardening solutions - 38
- Secure a virtualization infrastructure - 10
- Secure a network infrastructure - 29
- Manage privileged identities - 38
- Implement threat detection solutions - 25
- Implement workload-specific security - 10
This test includes references to the following media:- Microsoft TechNet
- Microsoft.com
- MSDN
- Web resource
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- Online performance-based simulations give hands on work environment experience
- Questions are similar to exam questions so you test your knowledge of exam objectives
- Detailed explanations for both correct and distractor answers reinforce the material
- Study Mode covers all objectives ensuring topics are covered
- Certification Mode (timed) prepares students for exam taking conditions
- Instant, drill-down score reports tell you exactly the areas to focus on.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Implement server hardening solutions
1.1 Configure disk and file encryption
1.2 Implement server patching and updating solutions
1.3 Implement malware protection
1.4 Protect credentials
1.5 Create security baselines
Chapter 2: Secure a virtualization infrastructure
2.1 Implement a Guarded Fabric solution
2.2 Implement Shielded and encryption-supported VMs
Chapter 3: Secure a network infrastructure
3.1 Configure Windows Firewall
3.2 Implement a Software Defined Distributed Firewall
3.3 Secure network traffic
Chapter 4: Manage privileged identities
4.1 Implement an Enhanced Security Administrative Environment (ESAE) administrative forest design approach
4.2 Implement Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration
4.3 Implement Just-Enough-Administration (JEA)
4.4 Implement Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) and User Rights Assignments
4.5 Implement Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)
Chapter 5: Implement threat detection solutions
5.1 Configure advanced audit policies
5.2 Install and configure Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)
5.3. Determine threat detection solutions using Operations Management Suite (OMS)
Chapter 6: Implement workload-specific security
6.1 Secure application development and server workload infrastructure
6.2 Implement a secure file services infrastructure and Dynamic Access Control (DAC)