Who should attend: Programmers, network and systems administrators, and individuals who want a better understanding of securing Windows NT, and anyone interested in Windows NT network protocols, details on what registry settings actually do, and other advanced topics. An intermediate knowledge of Windows NT security will be assumed. Experience in securing Windows NT and in dealing with network security is a prerequisite for this course.

Many security-related issues of Windows NT require more than a basic understanding of Windows NT security exposures and potential control measures. This course is designed for system and network administrators and system programmers who are already technically proficient with Windows NT security and want to learn more about advanced features.

Topics include:

	Details of Windows NT related to security and their security implications
		The internal functionality of Windows NT
		Windows networking: SMB and NetBIOS
	Tradeoffs in designing and implementing suitable solutions to NT's flaws
	Practical exercises in defending NT with a firewall
	Dealing with Windows NT authentication
		Passthrough authentication
		Derivation and protection of password hashes
	Securing the Windows registry
		Advanced techniques
		Tradeoffs and pitfalls in each registry change
	The Security Configuration Manager
		Default configurations
		Defining specialized templates