Foundation Windows Server Security Controls
Professionally Certified · 40 min per module
This course helps auditors and compliance professionals evaluate Microsoft Windows server environments with confidence. You will learn how Active Directory domains, organisational units, and group structures work, how Group Policy Objects enforce security configurations, and how privileged access is managed and audited across Windows environments. The course is designed for professionals who review Windows-based controls without needing deep system administration background.
By the end of the course you will be able to review Active Directory configuration evidence, interpret Windows Event Log and PowerShell audit records, assess WSUS patch compliance, and evaluate Windows hardening against CIS benchmarks. Control findings are mapped throughout to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST, and SOX requirements.
Course Overview
Active Directory, GPO, and audit evidence.
Understand Active Directory domain structure, OU design, and group privilege hierarchies. Learn how Group Policy Objects enforce security baselines, how Windows Event Log and PowerShell auditing work, and what evidence to request and review when assessing Windows server environments against compliance frameworks.
Duration & Benefits
Self-paced. 40 min per module.
Work through annotated screenshots and practical examples that translate Windows server configurations into audit language. The course requires no prior system administration experience and builds the confidence to engage with technical teams, review configuration evidence, and assess controls against CIS benchmarks and major compliance frameworks.
Results & Value
Professionally Certified on completion.
Leave with the ability to evaluate Windows server security controls across any Microsoft environment. You will be able to review AD configurations, interpret log evidence, assess GPO and patching compliance, and map findings clearly to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST, and SOX requirements.
Foundation Windows Server — Microsoft environments audited with confidence.
Self-paced · Professionally Certified · €279
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