Symantec Endpoint Protection Administration 11.0

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code.

SEPP11

length.

5 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Symantec :: Veritas

price.

$3,500

The Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 course is designed for the network, IT security, and systems administration professional tasked with architecting, implementing, and monitoring antivirus and antispyware, and client firewall solutions. This class covers how to design, deploy, install, configure, and monitor Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP).

Students also learn how to create and implement client firewall, intrusion prevention, and behavioral protection policies that guard the enterprise from viruses, hackers, and spam. In addition, students learn how to troubleshoot SEP managers and clients.

Sacramento, CA	feb.9.2009 - feb.13.2009	register
San Francisco, CA	mar.2.2009 - mar.6.2009	register

who can benefit

This course is for network managers, resellers, systems administrators, client security administrators, systems professionals, and consultants who are charged with the installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of Symantec Endpoint Protection in a variety of network environments, and who are responsible for troubleshooting and tuning the performance of this product in the enterprise environment.

prerequisites

You should have working knowledge of advanced computer terminology, including TCP/IP networking terms and Internet terms, and an administrator-level knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 operating systems.

skills gained

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

	Describe the security threats facing today's enterprise customers and the solutions that Symantec offers to mitigate those risks.
	Describe SEP products, components, product dependencies and the system hierarchy.
	Install and configure SEP management and client components.
	Deploy SEP clients.
	Manage Antivirus and Antispyware policies.
	Configure Proactive Threat Protection.
	Design an Endpoint Protection deployment.
	Monitor and maintain the SEP environment.
	Configure Firewall and Intrusion Prevention policies.
	Customize Network Threat Protection.
	Manage the client UI.

hands-on

This course includes practical hands-on exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment.

course content details

	Introduction:

	Course Overview
	The Classroom Lab Environment

	Lesson 1: Today's Security Landscape

	Security Risks
	Managing and Protecting Systems
	Corporate Security Policies and Security Assessments

	Lesson 2: Symantec Endpoint Protection Product Solution

	Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
	The SEP Hierarchy
	How Clients Communicate with Management Servers

	Lesson 3: Installing SEP

	Identifying Software Requirements
	Preparing Servers and Clients
	Installing the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
	Navigating the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

	Lesson 4: Deploying Clients

	Preparing for Client Installation
	Choosing the Client Installation Method
	Installing Clients
	Scanning Clients
	Managing the End-user Environment

	Lesson 5: Installing Additional Management Components

	Installing a Central LiveUpdate Server
	Configuring LiveUpdate
	Installing and Configuring the Central Quarantine
	Expanding the Management Environment

	Lesson 6: Configuring Antivirus and Antispyware Policies

	Configuring General Security Settings
	Configuring Auto-Protect Scans
	Configuring Administrator-defined Scans
	Quarantining Files

	Lesson 7: Configuring Additional Protection

	Configuring Proactive Threat Protection Scanning
	Configuring Exceptions
	onfiguring System Lockdown and Tamper Protection

	Lesson 8: Monitoring Antivirus and Antispyware

	Viewing and Managing Logs
	Configuring and Viewing Notifications
	Configuring and Viewing Reports

	Lesson 9: Performing Server and Database Management

	Administering Management Servers
	Managing Server Security
	Communicating with Other Servers
	Managing Administrators
	Managing the Database

	Lesson 10: Designing an Endpoint Security Deployment

	Key Deployment Criteria
	Designing a Sample Deployment Strategy

	Lesson 11: Introduction to Network Threat Protection and Application and Device Control

	Network Threat Protection Basics
	The Firewall
	Intrusion Prevention
	Application and Device Control

	Lesson 12: Configuring a Firewall Policy

	Configuring Firewall Policy Elements
	Configuring Firewall Rules
	Configuring Smart Traffic Filtering
	Configuring Traffic and Stealth Settings

	Lesson 13: Managing Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Policies

	Configuring IPS
	Managing Custom Signatures

	Lesson 14: Managing Application and Device Control

	Application and Device Control
	Creating Application and Device Control Policies
	Customizing Application and Device Control Policies

	Lesson 15: Customizing Network Threat Protection and Application and Device Control

	Managing a Group's Locations
	Managing Policy Components
	Configuring Application Learning

	Lesson 16: Monitoring Network Threat Protection and Application and Device Control

	Monitoring the Home Page
	Viewing and Managing Firewall and IPS Reports
	Configuring Logging and Notifications
	Viewing the Monitors Summary