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BITLOCK: Planning and Deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption Training Course

BitLocker Drive Encryption Training

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This 2-day instructor-led BitLocker training course teaches you everything you need to know about BitLocker. This course includes hands-on labs. These labs reinforce and expand on the instructor-led portion by having you actually deploy and operate BitLocker. You’ll practice techniques for setting up a BitLocker-enabled environment, implementing BitLocker on multiple system configurations, and recovering BitLocker after the detection of a possible compromise.

Data security is an increasingly critical part of IT. More and more organizations require data encryption in order to meet regulatory security requirements. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a popular choice to meet these requirements. BitLocker is a highly effective and low-cost data encryption technology that’s built into Windows. But because of this strong protection, your organization must understand and carefully plan for BitLocker deployment to avoid data loss and system downtime.

Although the labs focus primarily on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012, the class also applies to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2016.

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  • $1,595
  • 2 Days, Labs, Live Q&A
  • Helps achieve HIPAA compliance with laptops
  • Includes "BitLocker to Go" for USB
  • Helps achieve GDPR compliance
  • Exclusive course - taught by Mike Danseglio, creator of BitLocker!
  • Replay™ Class Recordings Included
  • Included in “all-you-can-eat” Microsoft Live Training Subscription
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Course Outline

Understanding and Analyzing BitLocker

Analyzing BitLocker

  • Context and background
  • Understanding BitLocker
  • Understanding BitLocker to Go
  • Cryptography
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Understanding BitLocker

  • Pre-Boot Authentication
  • System Tamper Detection\
  • System Integrity Verification
  • Network Unlock
  • Encrypted Drive Support

BitLocker Architecture

  • BitLocker Initialization
  • BitLocker Operation
  • BitLocker Suspend and Resume
  • BitLocker to Go Architecture

 

Planning for BitLocker Deployment and Support

Planning BitLocker Deployment

  • Prerequisites
  • Examining Hardware Capabilities
  • Planning Configuration Options
  • Planning Recovery Options

IT Planning

  • Planning User Interaction Scenarios
  • Planning Recovery Key Access and Use
  • Planning BitLocker Deployment Through System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • Planning BitLocker Deployment Through Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
  • Planning BitLocker Deployment Through Microsoft Baseline Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)

User Planning

  • Identifying BitLocker Users and Devices
  • Educating BitLocker Users

 

Deploying BitLocker

Single Standalone Device

  • Configuring BitLocker Options
  • Enabling BitLocker
  • Encrypting the Drive
  • Verifying BitLocker Operation

Single Domain-Joined Device

  • Configuring BitLocker Options
  • Enabling BitLocker
  • Encrypting the Drive
  • Verifying BitLocker Operation

Multiple Devices

  • Deploying BitLocker Through Group Policy
  • Deploying BitLocker Through PowerShell
  • Deploying BitLocker Through SCCM, Altiris, and MBAM

 

Troubleshooting BitLocker Deployment and Operational Issues

Troubleshooting BitLocker

  • Normal BitLocker Use
  • Suspending and Resuming BitLocker
  • BitLocker Recovery Mode
  • Recovering BitLocker Devices
  • Preventing BitLocker Recovery Mode
  • Managing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
 
Audience

Anyone involved in planning, deploying, or supporting BitLocker. This includes CISOs, IT architects, system administrators, server administrators, disaffected college students, and technical support engineers.

 
Prerequisites

A strong understanding of Windows deployment and management in an enterprise environment is required. Familiarity with cryptography and data storage technology is highly recommended.

 
Student Comments (98)
Comments about the Instructor
"Mike was fantastic and very knowledgeable about BitLocker. I knew some things, but gained so much more from this course. His classes are always so entertaining and informative!"
Comments about the Courseware
"I appreciated the PDF of the instructions vs the labs where the instructions are built in. I understand their is a difference in the presentations of the labs, but I do appreciate having a PDF. I"
Comments about the Instructor
"Mike always makes his classes entertaining, and informative."
Comments about enhancing the Courseware
"I wouldn't change anything about the content. I received what I expected and a bit more from the conversations I had with Mike"
Comments about the Instructor
"Mike is an awesome instructor, since he was a part the team that created it. It shows with the depth of knowledge and insights he provided during the course. I also appreciate his breaks usually on the hour to accommodate a reset of mind and body when working online."
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"Mike was fantastic and very knowledgeable about BitLocker. I knew some things, but gained so much more from this course. His classes are always so entertaining and informative!"
September 25, 2025 | BITLOCK Student
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