Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+™ Skills, Third Edition

Task 8.3: Performing Assessments with MBSA

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a free tool provided by Microsoft to help security professionals determine their level of security. It provides guidance for improving the overall security of Microsoft systems. MBSA can also detect missing security patches and flag potential problems. Its strengths include the following:

• It is free.
• It provides an easy-to-read, browser-based report.
• It provides links to detailed information of specific weaknesses.

Scenario

You need to examine several network servers to investigate their overall security level and make sure they are secure enough to withstand an attack.

Scope of Task

Duration

This task should take about 15 minutes.

Setup

For this task, ...