Book Image

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

Configuring Endpoint Protection or Defender for Windows 10


Technically, there shouldn't be any difference between the System Center Endpoint Protection that comes with Configuration Manager and the built-in Microsoft Defender in Windows 10.

System Center Endpoint Protection and Windows Defender are the same. Having said this, Windows Defender will be the future branding name. It is still deployed, configured, administrated, and monitored through System Center Configuration Manager or Microsoft Intune.

How to do it…

Configuration Manager is set to administrate Windows 10 machines, which means that they get the Client Settings policy defined to enable Endpoint Protection.

Configuration Manager will only put a small management layer on top of the built-in Defender that already is in place. So, it is not similar to the process with Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 where it would in fact install the Endpoint Protection (SCEP.exe) file.

There is no difference in the Client Settings policy whether it's Windows...