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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By : Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes
Book Image

Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By: Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes

Overview of this book

Microsoft's launch of Windows 10 is a step toward satisfying enterprise administrators' needs for management and user experience customization. This book provides enterprise administrators with the knowledge needed to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 10 Enterprise. This practical guide shows Windows 10 from an administrator's point of view. You'll focus on areas such as installation and configuration techniques based on your enterprise requirements, various deployment scenarios and management strategies, and setting up and managing admin and other user accounts. You'll see how to configure Remote Server Administration Tools to remotely manage Windows Server and Azure Active Directory. Lastly, you will learn modern mobile device management for effective BYOD and how to enable enhanced data protection, system hardening, and enterprise-level security with the new Windows 10 in order to prevent data breaches and to impede attacks. By the end of this book, you will know the key technologies and capabilities in Windows 10 and will confidently be able to manage and deploy these features in your organization.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a security service that enables enterprise customers to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats on their networks. This chapter provides information about the service, how to configure it, and then maintain and use it for operations. This introduction will explain the prerequisites to enabling this service and give an overview of the key components. The chapter is split into the following logical sections to provide relevant information:

  • Plan: Understand the requirements and plan for the changes required to deploy and adopt this solution within your environment
  • Deploy: Configuration details to enable the ATP portal, onboard endpoints, and ensure correct network connectivity
  • Detect: Detection and investigation steps that ensure you can quickly identify the scope and targets...