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Video: Forefront Client Security Single Server Topology on Windows 2008 Training Video Sample – Lesson 0 – Introduction by Lesson
This is the 3rd of 3 Blog entries on the Forefront Client Security Single Server Topology on Windows 2008 Training Video Samples. Lesson 11 – Forefront Client Security Single Server Topology on Windows 2008 Training Video Sample Lesson 17 – Forefront Client Security Single Server Topology on Windows 2008 Training Video Sample This Sample, Lesson 0 is the only Sample that does not include actual time...
VIDEO: Microsoft Forefront Forefront Client Security Agent Service and Registry Lockdown against Local Administrators using Group Policy Objects
This video is focused on review of the Windows 2008 Active Directory Group Policy Objects for Hardening Services and Registry Entries for the Forefront Client Security SP1 Agent. Use of several User IDs are used for Login based on unique User Context. The review includes Logging into Vista Enterprise SP2 as a ‘Local Administrator’ and being unable to modify Service or Registry Values for Forefront...
Forefront Client Security: Modifying Database and Environment Variables to Support the DTS Package for Proper Data Storage on a Forefront Client Security SP1 Server
The Forefront Client Security SP1 Environment in a Single Server Topology on Windows 2008 (as well as when Forefront Client Security SP1 is installed on multiple Servers) consists of a number of separate components working together to provide Services. These components consist of the following: Windows 2008 x86 Edition (Win2k8) Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) SQL 2005 SP2 (SQL2k5 SP2) supporting...
Forefront Client Security: Troubleshooting the MOM 2005 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package Task on a Forefront Client Security SP1 Server - DETAILED SCREEN CAPTURES OF EACH STEP
The Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package Task is the programatic component in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 that moves specific Data Tables from the MOM2k5 Database (OnePoint) to the System Center Reporting Data Warehouse (SystemCenterReporting) in Forefront Client Security SP1. The 'Event' that causes the DTS Package to execute is a Windows Scheduled Task configured by the Forefront...
Forefront Client Security: Using a Group Policy Object (GPO) to Harden Service and Registry Key Entries for the Forefront Client Security SP1 Agent on a Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 Workstation
In order to improve availability of the Forefront Client Security SP1 Agent on Target Workstations and Servers it is important to reduce the number of Users and Groups who can manage these Services. This concept termed 'least privilege' is part of the broader goal of improving Service Availability while permitting appropriate access to the Forefront Client Security SP1 Graphical User Interface...
Forefront Client Security: Using the Log Files from the Forefront Client Security Agent SP1for Analysis
The Forefront Client Security SP1 Agent includes a number of useful Log Files when Troubleshooting, Identifying General Health or Validating Client Policy. I am offering an example in this Blog entry of several of the FCS SP1 Agent specific Log Files. Typically these Log Files are used in conjunction with the standard tools built into the Operating System (in this case Vista Enterprise SP1) which include...
Forefront Client Security: Deploying the FCS Client Agent in a Corporate Environment to a Target currently running an unmanaged FCS Client Agent
I want to present a Scenario recently encountered in a Corporate Environment where a number of Target Workstations and Servers were running 'Standalone' versions of the Forefront Security Client SP1, but was in need of including those Targets into a 'Managed' Forefront Client Security environment. When I speak of a 'Managed' FCS Environment I am simply considering an environment...
