When it comes to Firewall, System Center Endpoint Protection has no built-in firewall of its own; it mostly relies on Windows Firewall doing the job. Now, you might think the Windows Firewall is not good enough to protect your computers. With Windows XP, and even Windows 7, it is true that the firewall was maybe not top-notch and had room for improvement, but when Microsoft released the new platform Windows 8, and from there on up, it was a whole new matter. These systems included a brand-new Firewall with more advanced features, which has just kept improving as it has evolved.
That said, System Center Endpoint Protection has its own built-in features, like most of its competitors, for detecting and protecting against network exploits and massive attacks. This is important, as I often see customers running their Windows Server and workstations with the Windows Firewall switched OFF while in the...