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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By : Andrew J Plue
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By: Andrew J Plue

Overview of this book

Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (previously known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012) protects client and server operating systems against threats with leading malware detection technologies. Built on Configuration Manager, it provides a unified infrastructure for client security and compliance management and "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" will help you get to grips with vital tasks for implementing this security tool. With the release of System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, Microsoft is continuing its commitment to offering a cutting edge, enterprise- ready Anti-Virus solution. With its practical and easy to follow recipes, "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" fully prepares you for a simple, headache-free migration. This hands-on, practical cookbook will have you equipped with the knowledge to install and manage System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection like a pro in no time by following step by step recipes. You'll gain insight into a wide range of management tasks, such as building your SCEP infrastructure, deploying SCEP clients and building the perfect AV policies for your workstation and servers. You'll also benefit from a complete SCEP walk-through in a bonus appendix chapter. With "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" in hand, you will have the confidence to tackle essential tasks like deployment, policy and much more for SCEP.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Configuring reports


While alerts allow for reactive responses to malware events, setting up a good reporting methodology will allow your administrators to be proactive in malware prevention efforts.

This recipe will walk you through the process of locating your SCEP reports and setting up your anti-malware activity report to be delivered on a scheduled basis via e-mail.

Getting ready

To complete this recipe, you will need to have access to a user account with at least the Endpoint Protection Manager security role.

If you wish to have your reports delivered via e-mail, it's required that the SQL reporting server hosting your reports has been configured to deliver reports via e-mail. If this has not yet been done, changing the e-mail settings on your SQL Reporting server will require SQL administrator rights.

How to do it...

Follow these steps:

  1. 1. Log into the CAS server and open the Configuration Manager Console.

  2. 2. Navigate to Monitoring\Overview\Reporting\Reports and locate your SCEP reports...