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How to Harden Windows Server 2022

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thomasmaurer
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Dec 15, 2021

Welcome to ‘From the RoK to the Cloud'. In this series, Tom Hall chats with some amazing people from around the Microsoft universe, about anything to do with Windows Server.

 
In today’s episode were joined by OrinThomas Principal Hybrid Cloud Advocate to talk about Server Hardening, is Windows Server secure by default? What steps can I take to protect service accounts? Find out in today’s episode!
 
Orin also reacts to some classic server memes on this episodes meme-review.
 
 
 
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  • SpitFire-666's avatar
    SpitFire-666
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    Apr 12, 2023

    I was expecting some practical info on implementation. Instead, the video is very broad and doesn't seem specific to Sever 2022. Advice like "use a separate admin account" and "stop RDP'ing to DCs" is no-brainer advice and is not really hardening. NTLM config is hardening but that's been a thing for years (and years). 

     

    For example, I don't see a Svr2022 security baseline in Intune, however CIS provides ADMX templates. Which should we be using?