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Fundamental Server Security Best Practices for Administrators

This entry-level Fundamental Server Security Best Practices for Administrators training prepares learners to do the simple tasks and operations that keep your servers secure as you perform your normal administrator job duties.

Updated June 2022

7Skills
52Videos
7h 29mTotal
52 videos7h 29m

Who This Course Is For

This Fundamental Server Security Best Practices for Administrators training is considered foundational-level CompTIA training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This beginner networking skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with server security best practices and experienced network administrators looking to validate their CompTIA skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Maintaining a basic level of security over your servers
  • Keeping data safe from intruders
  • Making sure users get network access to the resources they need
  • Updating and maintaining software and hardware

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Understand the Concepts of Securing Data on Servers1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Understand Physical Server Security Measures1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Understand Identity and Access Management1h 8m
  • Premium skill.Secure the Data Center Network1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Harden a Server After Deployment1h
  • Premium skill.Understand Techniques for Decommissioning a Server58m
  • Premium skill.Explain the Importance of Backups, Restores, and Disaster Recovery1h 7m

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

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