Gene Schultz, who recently joined the Lab's Computer Protection Program, will be presenting a series of computer security classes. The first one, "Best Security Practices in Windows NT," will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 5, in the Bldg. 50 auditorium. The course is offered at no cost to attendees.

Here is the course description:

"Best Security Practices in Windows NT" is a technical training course for individuals who need to understand how NT security works. Participants will leave this course with an overview of how to run NT securely within different application and network environments. This course will cover: NT security exposures, the basic security model and features, how security mechanisms and processes work, and configurations for elevating security.

The course comprises two sections, the first of which begins at a basic level from a technical perspective, and the second of which is at an intermediate level. The major premise is that there are many things one must do to Windows NT systems to increase security, most of which do not require advanced technical expertise. Failure to do these things leaves Windows NT systems wide open to attack.

This training program is of particular value to system and network administrators, system programmers, developers, and information security staff. The major goal of this training program is to enable attendees to make sound, reasoned decisions about Windows NT security based on a genuine comprehension of this product's functionality and vulnerabilities. Case studies of real-life NT security deployments and security-related incidents will be presented throughout the course to further increase the practical value of this course to attendees.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Windows NT
• A high-level view of NT security
• Domain authentication and privilege control
• Protecting information resources
• NT and network security
• Auditing
• RAS Security

To register for the class, send an email with our name and employee number to cp-seminar@lbl.gov.