Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Build and explore an Active Directory domain
- Guide
- Walk through domain controllers, DNS, and the directory structure.
- Lab
- Build the domain, join a workstation, and check that the services work together.
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Build an entire domain and secure it
Start with an Active Directory domain, then work through the jobs that keep it running. Each topic will pair a step-by-step guide with an exercise in your own lab.
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Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Give a project team access to a folder
- Guide
- Follow the groups and permissions behind a project folder.
- Lab
- Give the Pokemon team access, then sign in as different users to check the result.
Security Operations
Test a Group Policy change
- Guide
- Work through settings, scope, and how to check what a system receives.
- Lab
- Try a change in the Staging OU, verify it on a workstation, and practice rolling it back.
Security Operations
Check replication and locate FSMO roles
- Guide
- See how controllers share changes and which roles handle the special jobs.
- Lab
- Inspect the role holders and follow a directory change between two controllers.
Add security tools and controls
Once the domain is running, you’ll build on it with SIEM, vulnerability management, and endpoint security solutions. You’ll also apply the Risk Management Framework: assess the risks, put controls in place, and collect evidence that they work.
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