These new features make Windows Server the most formidable of the line from a security perspective. Windows Server features such as Windows Defender ATP Exploit Guard and Attack Surface Reduction ASR help to lock down your systems against intrusion and provide advanced tools for blocking malicious file access, scripts, ransomware, and other attacks. Network protection features in Windows Server provide protection against web attacks through IP blocking to eliminate outbound processes to untrusted hosts.
Advanced audit policy settings in Windows Server , including the Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection Incidents queue help you get a granular event log for monitoring threats that require manual action or follow up. Defining your ideal state is an important first step for server management. Building new servers to meet that ideal takes it a step further.
But creating a reliable and scalable server management process requires continuous testing of actual state against the expected ideal. This is because configurations drift over time: updates, changes made by IT, integration of new software-- the causes are endless.
UpGuard provides both unparalleled visibility into your IT environment and the means to control configuration drift by checking it against your desired state and notifying you when assets fall out of compliance.
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Events Expand your network with UpGuard Summit. Newsletter Get the latest curated cybersecurity updates. User configuration Protect your credentials 2. Network configuration Establish communications 3. Features and roles configuration Add what you need, remove what you don't 4. Update installation Patch vulnerabilities 5. NTP configuration Prevent clock drift 6. Firewall configuration Minimize your external footprint 7.
Remove access configuration Harden remote administration sessions 8. Service configuration Minimize your attack surface 9. Further hardening Protect the OS and other applications Logging and monitoring Know what's happening on your system Frequently asked questions Common questions about server hardening.
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Make sure all the ports needed are open and listening. BPAs provide configuration guidelines. There are many things you can check, the important thing here is to make sure your environment is complaint with MS guidelines.
Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Tickets created by year, month is one of my favourite reports, and allows you to measure productivity to a degree. It also helps justify that request for an additional techie. The All Server Uptime report is a great tool to demonstrate to Management how effective you are in your job, and may be found here:. Yes, I'm focusing on reports to keep Management happy. The trouble is, they don't always understand what it is that we do.
When you do your job well, things just work and they can start wondering why they pay you that undoubtedly enormous salary, and they start imagining that the IT just works well magically, without any input from you.
You didn't make it clear what exactly you wish to measure, so in a way your request is impossible to answer. I suggest you make a list of things that are VITAL to the company, then work backwards from there, finding the best way to monitor those.
You also need to determine if you need real-time monitoring, or time-lapse monitoring. I suspect it'd be a mix of the two. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Good Morning. Does anyone have a template I can use and customize to my needs. Best Answer.
JustSayin This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Popular Topics in Windows Server.
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