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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Compliance Management Cookbook

Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Compliance Management Cookbook

By : Andreas Baumgarten
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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Compliance Management Cookbook

Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Compliance Management Cookbook

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By: Andreas Baumgarten
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Overview of this book

Whether you are an IT manager, an administrator, or security professional who wants to learn how Microsoft Security Compliance Manager and Microsoft System Center can help fulfil compliance and security requirements, this is the book for you. Prior knowledge of Microsoft System Center is required.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Starting the Compliance Process for Small Businesses
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1. Starting the Compliance Process for Small Businesses
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Introduction
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Planning the scope of a basic compliance program
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Understanding possible controls for compliance
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Evaluating the efforts of controls
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Bringing it all together into a basic compliance program
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2. Implementing the First Steps of Basic Compliance
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2. Implementing the First Steps of Basic Compliance
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Introduction
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Preparing for the creation of a compliance baseline
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Installing Security Compliance Manager
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Creating a compliance baseline using GPO to ensure system security
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Implementing the GPO baseline in Active Directory
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3. Enhancing the Basic Compliance Program Using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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3. Enhancing the Basic Compliance Program Using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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Introduction
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Configuring Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for compliance
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Creating a baseline to monitor for unapproved software
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Creating a baseline to monitor for unapproved hardware and virtual systems
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Using Security Compliance Manager baselines in Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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4. Monitoring the Basic Compliance Program
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4. Monitoring the Basic Compliance Program
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Introduction
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Planning a compliance program for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager
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Adding a compliance program monitor in Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager
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Installing Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Audit Collection Services to support the compliance program
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Configuring a compliance program in Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Audit Collection Services
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5. Starting an Enterprise Compliance Program
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5. Starting an Enterprise Compliance Program
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Introduction
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Using project management in your compliance approach
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Understanding management support
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Defining your communication approach
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Planning the risk assessment approach
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Planning documentation requirements
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Defining your test approach
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6. Planning a Compliance Program in Microsoft System Center 2012
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6. Planning a Compliance Program in Microsoft System Center 2012
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Introduction
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Understanding the responsibilities of the System Center 2012 tools
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Planning the implementation of Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
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Planning the connection of the System Center 2012 components
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Planning and defining the responsibilities for a compliance program
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Planning System Center Service Manager 2012 related settings and configuration
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Planning and defining compliance reports
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7. Configuring a Compliance Program in Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
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7. Configuring a Compliance Program in Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
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Introduction
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Configuring connectors in System Center 2012 Service Manager to support a compliance program
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Adding Configuration Items manually in System Center 2012 Service Manager to support a compliance program
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Configuring compliance process Incident Classification Categories in System Center 2012 Service Manager
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Adding support groups in System Center 2012 Service Manager to support the compliance program
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Creating compliance program Incident templates in System Center 2012 Service Manager
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8. Automating Compliance Processes with Microsoft System Center 2012
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8. Automating Compliance Processes with Microsoft System Center 2012
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Introduction
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Planning the automation of the compliance management process
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Configuring compliance program notification in Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
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Forwarding of compliance program-related alerts
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Forwarding compliance program-related Compliance Settings Management issues
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9. Reporting on Compliance with System Center 2012
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9. Reporting on Compliance with System Center 2012
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Introduction
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Planning compliance reporting in Microsoft System Center 2012
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Generating compliance program reports in Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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Generating compliance program reports in Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Audit Collection Service
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Generating compliance program reports in Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
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A. Useful Websites and Community Resources
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Introduction
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Compliance and System Center Partner tools
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Authors' community blogs
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Useful System Center community blogs
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Useful Security/Compliance community blogs
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Frameworks, standards, and processes
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Official websites on compliance requirements
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Valuable community forums and user groups
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Microsoft TechNet Information
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Social network resources
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Configuring Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for compliance

Configuration Manager can monitor compliance by assessing the status of client configuration settings. These configuration settings are created by the administrator or by importing settings created by a software vendor. You assign compliance rules to the settings and then create and deploy baselines used to assess the compliance status of a given collection (a group of devices).

The types of setting you can configure are as follows:

  • Active Directory Query
  • Assembly
  • File System
  • IIS Metabase
  • Registry Key
  • Registry Value
  • Script
  • SQL Query
  • WQL Query
  • XPath Query

Each setting type list has options and, in some cases, sub setting types. For example, the File System setting allows you to work with files or folders and can be used to assess values and/or conditions, such as file presence or folder permissions, date modified, version number, and any filesystem details.

This recipe shows you the steps required to configure Configuration...

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