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Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Nicolai Henriksen
Book Image

Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Nicolai Henriksen

Overview of this book

System Center Configuration Manager is now used by over 70% of all the business in the world today and many have taken advantage engaging the System Center Endpoint Protection within that great product. Through this book, you will gain knowledge about System Center Endpoint Protection, and see how to work with it from System Center Configuration Manager from an objective perspective. We’ll show you several tips, tricks, and recipes to not only help you understand and resolve your daily challenges, but hopefully enhance the security level of your business. Different scenarios will be covered, such as planning and setting up Endpoint Protection, daily operations and maintenance tips, configuring Endpoint Protection for different servers and applications, as well as workstation computers. You’ll also see how to deal with malware and infected systems that are discovered. You’ll find out how perform OS deployment, Bitlocker, and Applocker, and discover what to do if there is an attack or outbreak. You’ll find out how to ensure good control and reporting, and great defense against threats and malware software. You’ll see the huge benefits when dealing with application deployments, and get to grips with OS deployments, software updates, and disk encryption such as Bitlocker. By the end, you will be fully aware of the benefits of the System Center 2016 Endpoint Protection anti-malware product, ready to ensure your business is watertight against any threat you could face.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Monitoring Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager


Monitoring Endpoint Protection is a very nice and important feature. There are several ways to monitor it in your System Center Configuration Manager hierarchy. Specifically in the Monitoring workspace, the Endpoint Protection node in the Assets and Compliance workspace, and by using reports.

Another very nice product that is supporting SCCM more and more is Power BI. This is an advanced website that can be configured to present important information such as antimalware, software updates, deployment and client health information, live.

Note

The following link will give you more information:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/solution-templates/sccm/

How to do it…

Be aware that when the Windows 10 Health Attestation feature is Enabled during installation of Configuration Manager 1602 update or later, the Endpoint Protection Status is moved permanently to a folder called Security, as shown in the following screenshot:

Windows 10 Health Attestation...