Lab 7 IS-3340 02/17/2015 1. Define SCW and explain how it is used. *SCW stands for Security Configuration Wizard; it is a competent that assist the administrator in creating security policies to harden machines. 2. Can SCW apply security policies to multiple servers at a time? *You have to set the security policies on one server first then you can apply those to all the servers on the network. 3. Would the same policy work for any server in your network? Why or why not? *Yes all the servers can be hardened with the same security policies; the only back draw is if you specify a server not to have the security policy setting applied to a certain server. 4. The SCW allows a security policy to be applied now or later. Why might a network administrator want to apply a policy later? *SCW can be applied later by doing this an administrator can continue working without disabling some of the applications, roles and settings that would be terminated under the security policy. 5. Why would disabling services be important for securing and optimizing server performance? What determines which services get disabled? By disabling services you can ensure your security policy is working, follows the settings the SCW set, hardening your system properly and following the optimization brought forth with the SCW. The SCW will determine what services get disabled when the Administrator uses it to form the security policy. 6. What types of Windows Firewall are built-in with the Windows ’08 operating system? What are the differences between them? The Windows Firewall types are Outbound packet filtering (spyware+viruses), advanced packet filter (destination IP addresses+Ports), IPsec (allow+deny on security certificates),
Lab 7IS-334002/17/20151. Define SCW and explain how it is
used.*SCW stands for Security Configuration Wizard; it is a
competent that assist the administrator in creating security
policies to harden machines.2. Can SCW apply security policies to
multiple servers at a time? *You have to set the security policies
on one server first then you can apply those to all the servers on
the network.3. Would the same policy work for any server in your
network? Why or why not? *Yes all the servers can be hardened with
the same security policies; the only back draw is if you specify a
server not to have the security policy setting applied to a certain
server. 4. The SCW allows a security policy to be applied now or
later. Why might a network administrator want to apply a policy
later?*SCW can be applied later by doing this an administrator can
continue working without disabling some of the applications, roles
and settings that would be terminated under the security policy. 5.
Why would disabling services be important for securing and
optimizing server performance? What determines which services get
disabled?By disabling services you can ensure your security policy
is working, follows the settings the SCW set, hardening your system
properly and following the optimization brought forth with the SCW.
The SCW will determine what services get disabled when the
Administrator uses it to form the security policy. 6. What types of
Windows Firewall are built-in with the Windows 08 operating system?
What are the differences between them?The Windows Firewall types
are Outbound packet filtering (spyware+viruses), advanced packet
filter (destination IP addresses+Ports), IPsec (allow+deny on
security certificates), Windows Filtering Platform, Rules
configured for services and managing separate firewall profiles. 7.
How are SCW policies tied with Windows Firewall?The SCW policies
you can reduce the attack surface of a computer running the Windows
Server 2008 operating system by customizing the security settings
of server roles. SCW helps you apply these changes to the
Firewall.
