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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

Changing control with SCEP policies


With anything that could have as much impact on a client machine as anti-virus policy can, it's important to have some degree of change control. Whatever workflow or procedures your organization uses for changing control should be applied to the modification and deployment of SCEP policies. This recipe will focus on showing you how to verify that change control procedures are being utilized with the management of SCEP policies.

After completing this recipe, you will know how to check who created a policy, who the last person to modify the policy was, and where the policy has been deployed. Not to mention, verifying who has rights to modify and deploy the policy.

Getting ready

To complete this recipe, you will need to be using an account that has at least the SCEP administrator role granted to it.

How to do it...

Follow these steps:

  1. 1. Log into your SCCM CAS server and launch the SCCM 2012 management console.

  2. 2. Navigate to Assets and Compliance | Overview |...