Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Cookbook: Over 31 simple yet incredibly effective recipes for installing and managing System Center 2016 Endpoint Protection , Second Edition

Henriksen

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Paperback Dec 2016 216 pages 2nd Edition

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Henriksen

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4.3 (6 Ratings)

Paperback Dec 2016 216 pages 2nd Edition

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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 process

Description

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.

Who is this book for?

If 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 occur

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Amitai Mar 16, 2017

Very good book to learn about SCEP / Windows Defender

Matthew H Jan 19, 2022

This book is well written for the beginner and progresses them up towards a full Endpoint protection administrator. It will take the admin on a journey of both practical and applied knowledge. I recommend any administrator interesting in learning more in dept regarding Endpoint Protection to purchase this book.This book is exactly what it says on the cover, this is a cookbook to break down the subject into small pieces that can be easily absorbed and applied to any given environment. Given the complexity of Endpoint Protection policies, not everything can be packed into the book. With the numerous sets of examples, I would expect an admin would be able to implement this in the environment shortly after finishing this book.

Harjit Dhaliwal Apr 02, 2017

System endpoint security is a critical aspect of modern day computing and we all have had our fair share in dealing with malware infections, and in some cases ransomware and cryptolocker attacks in our organizations. Microsoft has made great efforts in mitigating these security risks by providing a superior product called System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) for enterprises and Windows Defender which by default is included with Windows 10.A System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr or SCCM) or a Microsoft Intune administrator is familiar with SCEP as it is the way to administer and manage SCEP in the enterprise. However, there are many aspects and intricacies of SCEP one is not aware of and has not fully utilized, and should. While I was dealing with some SCEP updates and anti-malware policies in my organization, I came across this awesome book written by Nicolai Henriksen, a Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility. I decided to write a non-biased review of this book and credit the wonderful information contained within it.Nicolai’s SCEP cookbook is well written and vetted by another well respected Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility, Ronni Pedersen, who I often interact with on social media on all things ConfigMgr. This book is shy of 200 pages and is laid out in eight easily digestible chapters and covers everything you need to know about SCEP from soup to nuts. You’ll learn how to plan and get started with SCEP, configuration, operations and maintenance, updates, security and privacy, configure advance protection, troubleshooting, and malware handling to name a few. It’s an information filled book with great tips and how to’s, and I particularly enjoyed how Nicolai included little segments throughout the book with tidbits such as “Getting ready….”, “How it works….”, and “How to do it….” which was perfect for my learning and understanding of the various concepts presented.As a ConfigMgr admin who has been working with the product for a number of years including working with System Center Endpoint Protection, I have learned things that I didn’t know, picked up some tips and tricks, have a better insight and understanding of SCEP, and I have gained a great reference for the product. I highly recommend this book to all ConfigMgr and Intune admins.

S. Whitcher Apr 13, 2017

I purchased this book directly from the publisher, Packt. Unfortunately, it is not at all what I would expect based on the title and description on the cover. When I see a technical book with "Cookbook" in the title, I expect to see various examples (recipes) that I can choose from to implement in my environment. I want it to break down the bits and pieces that I can put together in different ways to come up with a solution customized to my needs. In my mind, The Windows Powershell Cookbook is probably the gold standard of what a technical 'cookbook' should look like. This book falls short.That said, the book does a decent job of being an introduction to administering System Center Endpoint Protection. It talks up the quality of SCEP, describes the different capabilities, explains how to install the necessary components to begin using SCEP, and how to configure anti-malware policies, firewall policies, definition updates, etc. I guess that's what the author/publisher considers a recipe. For someone who is just starting to consider using SCEP in their environment, or who wants a step by step walk-through on getting a basic configuration installed, this is probably the book that you're looking for. But if you are already already using SCEP beyond perhaps a Proof of Concept in a lab environment, I suspect that the content of this book will be too low level to be of use.

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