Exciting changes to the SANS seminar, Securing Windows (SEC505), in preparation for the end of Server 2003 and the upcoming release of Windows 10 this summer.
The full title of the SEC505 seminar is now “Securing Windows with PowerShell and the Critical Security Controls”. A week dedicated to PowerShell training would be too tedious and a Windows security course without PowerShell would be inadequate, so SEC505 now includes PowerShell labs throughout the week for hands-on experience. The goal is to learn Windows critical security controls and PowerShell scripting at the same time. No prior scripting experience is required.
The first conference with the new teaching materials will be in San Diego starting on May 3, 2015.
SEC505 week begins with a full day of PowerShell scripting and then, for the next five days, Windows security topics will be discussed in both a graphical environment and PowerShell tools. About half of the workshops are with graphical tools and the other half with PowerShell.
In a large environment, implementing critical security measures “by hand” is not really feasible and automation is essential. At the same time, purchasing an expensive third-party tool is not desirable. But with Group Policy and PowerShell together a surprising number of tasks can be done, and these tools are built into Windows for free.
On April 1 at 1:00 PM ET, SANS Securing Windows author Jason Fossen will host a webcast on how to implement Windows-related critical controls on a budget using Group Policy and PowerShell.
