Could Virtualized Servers Present Security Holes? #introSK3

We’ve been hearing for some time now that virtualization is the way of the future. Virtualization, however,  potentially presents certain security risks for IT professionals whose job it is to manage and secure an organizations infrastructure. Read the article in the link below and be prepared to discuss the pros and cons of relying on virtualized infrastructure vs physical infrastructure.

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/05/11/could-virtualized-servers-present-security-holes.aspx

#cn180 Chapter 4 Review Questions

Follow the link back to the original post and answer the questions. Be prepared to answer and discuss each chapter’s review questions before each class. Here’s the link

Chapter 12 Review Questions

1. What options does Server 2K3 provide to ensure backup and recoverability capabilities?
2. What functions are available in the Windows Backup Utility?
3. What AD built-in groups by default have the ability to perform backups?
4. What NTFS permissions are needed to be able to perform backups?
5. List the different types of backups and explain the difference between each type.
6. What data is considered System State data?
7. What is Shadow Copies of Files and Folders?
8. What are the three main advantages of Shadow Copies of Files and Folders?
9. What client-side tools must be installed in order to implement Shadow Copies of Files and Folders?
10. What are the elements of a Server 2K3 system needed to implement ASR?
11. What are the Advanced Startup Options?
12. What is each option used for?
13. What tasks can be preformed through the Recovery Console?

Chapter 11 Review Questions

1. What is a baseline?
2. What built-in tools does Server 2003 provide to monitor server performance?
3. What are the five main tabs of the Task Manager application?
4. Once a task is selected in Task Manager what options become available when it is right-clicked?
5. What information is provided in the Task Manager Processes tab?
6. What information is provided in the Event Viewer Performance tab?
7. What are the three log files that Event Viewer writes to?
8. What information is contained in each tab?
9. Are there any limitations on what rights are needed to view Event Viewer logs?
10. What information is viewable from the the System and Application logs in Event Viewer?
11. What information is kept in the details pane of an event in Event Viewer?
12. What tasks can be monitored using the System Monitor tool?
13. What are the three views the System Monitor provides to view captured data?
14. What is a performance counter?
15. What are the most common performance counters?
16. What tasks can be performed through Performance Logs and Alerts
17. What are the options available under Performance Logs and Alerts
18. What actions can be taken when alert is triggered?
19. What configuration tabs are available in the Services MMC?

Chapter 10 Review Questions

1. What are the two key features provided by Server 2003 to allow an administrator to troubleshoot network problems?
2. What is the main benefit of using secondary logon to perform administrative tasks?
3. Define the the network troubleshooting process.
4. How does Terminal Services differ from Remote Desktop for administration
5. What are the Terminal Services Administrative tools?
6. What is a terminal services connection object? What property tabs are availabel for a TS connection object?
7. What tabs get added to an AD user account object when Terminal Services is installed?
8. What are the two modes that a terminal server can operate in?
9. What are the AD object permissions? How do they differ?
10. What is Delegating Authority? How is this accomplished in AD?
11. What are the most common methods to update systems with current security patches and service packs?
12. Explain the difference between SUS and Windows Automatic updates.
13. What are the SUS main menu configuration areas?
14. What OSs support Automatic Updates?
15. What Group Policy settings does automatic update provide?

Chapter 9 Review Questions

1. What kind of administrative tasks can be accomplished through a GPO?
2. What are the two default GPOs created when Active Directory is installed?
3. What are the two main categories of a Group Policy
4. What are the configuration categories available in both the User configuration and Computer configuration sections of a GPO ?
5. Describe the process of how group policy is implemented when a computer is started and a user logs on.
6. What is an administrative template?
7. What are the configuration categories of administrative templates?
8. How can scripts simplify administrative tasks?
9. What is the folder redirection feature of Group policy? Why is it useful?
10. What folders can be redirected?
11. What is the order GPOs are applied in?
12. What is inheritance?
13. What options goes a GPO give you to enforce or limit inheritance?
14. What tools can you use to troubleshoot Group Policy problems?
15. What are the four main phases of software deployment that can be achieved through Group Policy?
16. Explain the difference between publishing and assigning applications through Group policy.

Chapter 8 Review Questions



What are the components of a Windows Server 2003 printing system?

What are the minimum hardware requirements to ensure an efficient printing environment?

What are the printer permissions?

Define the following terms:

• Printer pool
• Printer priority
• Print queue
• print spooler

What are the two programs that can handle VBscripts designed specifically to configure printer and printing options?

What VBS scripts are available to manage printer and printing options? What does each script do?

What is a published printer?

What are the most common printing problems and how do you troubleshoot them?

Chapter 6 Review Questions

• Exlain the difference between a basic disk and a dynamic disk
• Define the following terms: Primary Partition Extended Partition Logical Drive
• What advantages do dynamic disks have over basic disks?
• Define the following terms: Simple volume Spanned volume Striped volume
• What things should be kept in mind before updgrading a basick disk to a dynamic disk?
• What is an extended volume?
• What is a mounted volume?
• Define the term fault tolerance.
• What levels of RAID does Windows Server 2003 support?
• List the Volume status messages
• List the Disk status messages
• List the most commonly used Disk Maintenance and Management utiltities.

Chapter 5 Review Questions

What file systems are supported by Windows Server 2003?

Which file systems has the most features?

What are the advantages of NTFS over FAT and vice versa.

What tools can be used to manage shared folders?

What configurable permission options are possible through the computer management console?

Explain the difference between the DACL and the ACE.

What are the default shared folder permissions available in Windows Server 2003?

What does the term effective permissions mean?

What are the NTFS permission concepts?

List the standard NTFS permissions.

List the special NTFS persmissions.

What rules apply to resources that have a combined NTFS and shared folder permission set?

CN180 – Chapter 4 Review Questions

1. Explain the difference between a group and an OU?
2. Explain the difference between security group and a distribution group?
3. What is a DACL?
4.  Explain the difference between the three types of group scopes.
5. What is a domain functional level? What are the three types of domain functional levels?
6. What are the four main tabs found in the properties section of a group account?
7. What command line utitlities can be used to manage group accounts?
8. What is the acronym for the strategy of creating and implementing security groups?
9. What are the domain local groups that are part of the built-in container?
10. What groups are part of the users container?