Foundation IT Server Security: Linux & Windows Integrated
Professionally Certified · 40 min per module
This course covers server security across Linux and Windows in a single integrated programme. You will compare authentication mechanisms, privilege controls, logging architectures, and hardening benchmarks side by side across both platforms. The course is designed for auditors and compliance professionals who regularly work in mixed infrastructure environments and need to evaluate both operating systems consistently and confidently.
By the end of the course you will be able to assess server security controls on both Linux and Windows, request and interpret log evidence from each platform, and evaluate CIS hardening benchmarks mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and SOX requirements. You will understand how the two platforms differ in their approach to access control, patching, and audit logging.
Course Overview
Linux and Windows compared side by side.
Compare authentication, privilege controls, file permissions, logging, and patching across Linux and Windows. Understand how PAM and SSH keys differ from Active Directory and Kerberos, how auditd and Windows Event Log work, and how CIS benchmarks apply to both platforms in the same engagement.
Duration & Benefits
Self-paced. 40 min per module.
Work through side-by-side walkthroughs that build the cross-platform literacy needed for mixed environment engagements. The course requires no prior system administration experience and delivers skills that apply immediately to any audit or compliance review where both Linux and Windows servers are in scope.
Results & Value
Professionally Certified on completion.
Leave with the ability to evaluate server security consistently across Linux and Windows environments. You will be able to review access controls, interpret log evidence, assess hardening, and map findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and SOX requirements on both platforms with equal confidence.
Foundation IT Server Security — Linux and Windows, unified.
Self-paced · Professionally Certified · €229
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