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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

By : Andrew J Plue
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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

Introduction


Once you've completed your installation and basic configuration of the SCEP role on your SCCM 2012 server, it's time to start thinking about how you're going to roll the SCEP client out to your user base. Microsoft has done a fantastic job of making SCEP client deployment a quick and easy task.

Maybe, it's even a bit too easy in some regards. In the most basic term, an anti-virus client is software that will be installed on every Windows-based computer in your environment and will have a direct effect on the performance of every piece of software that is allowed to run on your PCs. Not to mention, it is the last line of defense in your anti-malware strategy.

So it's always best practice to do a little preparation and planning before actually pulling the trigger on your roll out.

Once the installation and configuration of your SCEP infrastructure is completed and you've gone through the deployment planning process, you'll be ready for the main event in a SCEP implementation, that...