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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By : Andrew J Plue
Book Image

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

Client deployment checklists


The client deployment checklist is provided in the following table:

Client Deployment Checklists

Notes

Has your SCCM 2012 been scaled out to support the number of SCEP clients you're intending to deploy?

 

Have you implemented enough distribution points to supply SCEP definitions on a daily basis without impacting network performance?

 

Have you disseminated enough information about the upcoming deployment to technical staff and end users?

 

Have you fully tested your legacy AV removal procedure? If it's not absolutely 100% effective, what is the expected percentage of failure?

 

Have you created a procedure for dealing with failed SCEP installations?

 

Have you created and tested SCEP policies for all the system types that your deployment targets?

 

Is there an existing channel of communication for end users that experience performance issues after SCEP is deployed?

 

Has there been a maintenance window created for deploying SCEP to Windows servers?

 

Is your help desk ready to respond to an increased number of virus detections?

 

Have you grouped your deployment targets into logical groups of systems that will allow for deploying in a phased manner?