1. For the MVHS Cyber Defense CLub
Servers
For the MVHS Cyber Defense CLub

2. Introduction What makes a server a server? What does one look like?
What are things that one can serve up?
How is it different than a desktop or workstation?
Can a workstation be a server?
What the heck is the “cloud”?
Why is this important to understand for Cyber Security?

3. What makes a server a server?
It hosts services
It handles multiple users
It is up and running most of the time
It is accessible remotely

4. What does a server look like?

5. What are things that one can serve up?
Websites
Data storage
Databases
Remote consoles
Music
Video
Many, many, others….

6. How is it different than a desktop or workstation?
Typically stays in one place
Allows multiple users at the same time
Has a dedicated purpose
Built with reliable components
Designed with redundancy in mind
May prioritize disk speed, network bandwidth, CPU processing, but typically not graphics

7. Why is this important to understand for Cyber Security?
Need to understand how data flows
Need to understand services and their vulnerabilities
Need to understand where access points are and how to protect them
More?

8. Can a workstation be a server?
Yes!
Think of Kali Linux VMs and accessing them via SSH…..

9. What the heck is the “cloud”?
A group of services
Hosted in different places
Allow access to many services
Replicated data

10. Conclusion Servers are robust computing platforms
They are reliable and redundant
The allow multiple users
The do and allow all kinds of cool stuff!
They are important because the Internet and networks in general are built around servers

11. The end
Questions?