Over 31 simple yet incredibly effective recipes for installing and managing System Center 2016 Endpoint ProtectionAbout This Book• This is the most practical and up-to-date book covering important new features of System Center 2016 Endpoint protection• Gain confidence in managing IT and protecting your server against malware and other threats• Configure and automate reporting features and also prepare yourself for a simple and pain-free migration processWho This Book Is ForIf you are a System Administrator or Engineer using System Center 2016 Endpoint Protection, then this book is for you. You should have a good background with Microsoft products in general, although no knowledge of Endpoint Protection is required.What You Will Learn• Explore the best practices for Endpoint Protection in System Center Configuration Manager• Provision the Endpoint Protection Client in a Disk Image in Configuration Manager• Get to know more about the Security Center• Configure definition and engine client updates to be optimum for your bandwidth• Make your application or server work with Endpoint Protection enabled• Find out how to deal with typical issues that may occur with Endpoint Protection• Know how to respond to infections that often occurIn DetailSystem 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.Style and approachBuild robust SCEP and AV policies and discover the new potential of exciting new features of SCEP 2016.
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Preface
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Getting ready
How to do it…
How it works…
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See also
Conventions
Reader feedback
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Errata
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1. Planning and Getting Started with System Center Endpoint Protection
Introduction
How does Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager work
How to do it…
What made Endpoint Protection that good
Planning for the Endpoint Protection
How to do it…
Prerequisites of the infrastructure
Getting ready
How to do it…
How it works…
Best practices for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
How to do it...
Administrating workflow for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Getting ready
How to do it…
2. Configuring Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Introduction
Configuring Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Getting ready
How to do it…
How it works…
Configuring alerts for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Getting ready
How to do it…
How it works…
Configuring definition updates for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works…
See also
Provisioning the Endpoint Protection client in a disk image in Configuration Manager
Getting ready
How to do it…
3. Operations and Maintenance for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Introduction
Creating and deploying antimalware policies for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
How to do it…
Order and combination of policies to be merged
Exclusions
Creating and deploying Windows Firewall policies for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
How to do it…
Monitoring Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
How to do it…
4. Updates
Introduction
Understanding Endpoint Protection updates
How to do it…
Working with updates from WSUS
Getting ready
How to do it…
Working with updates from SCCM
How to do it…
What you need to consider and optimize when working with low bandwidth locations
How to do it…
Why and how to use offline updates
How to do it…
5. Security and Privacy for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Introduction
Security and privacy for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
How to do it…
The Microsoft Security Center
How to do it…
Keeping third-party applications up-to-date
How to do it…
Configuring automatic sample submission
How to do it…
6. Configuring and Troubleshooting Performance and Advanced Protection
Introduction
What you need to consider when running antimalware on your computer
How to do it…
Configuring Endpoint Protection or Defender for Windows 10
How to do it…
Integrating Endpoint Protection with OS Deployment
How to do it…
What you need to consider regarding BitLocker and Endpoint Protection
How to do it…
7. Troubleshooting and Fixing Issues
Introduction
Dealing with Endpoint Protection issues
Getting ready
How to do it…
Solving Endpoint Protection Policy issues
Getting ready
How to do it…
Registry.pol files
Understanding update issues
How to do it…
8. Malware Handling
Introduction
How to handle malware
How to do it…
See also
Responding to infections that often occur
Getting ready
How to do it...
See also
Monitoring infectious outbreaks
How to do it…
Protecting the Windows File Server from known Cryptolocker malware
Index
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About the Author
Nicolai Henriksen works as a chief technical architect consultant presently and lives in Bergen, Norway, with his wife and three children.
He has worked in the information technology consulting business for almost two decades, working and implementing systems in all kinds of various businesses from small to enterprises, mostly with products within the Microsoft family. But he has gained great experience and knowledge about many vendors and products.
Nicolai's educational background started with electronic engineering, and he worked for a while as a technician. That has also been his great interest, besides computers.
He started exploring computers in 1980 ...
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