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50093A: Deploying and Administering Microsoft Forefront Client Security

Course Length: 3 Days

Overview:
Learn critical deployment and administration skills in this 400-level instructor-led course on Microsoft Forefront Client Security. Targeted at systems integrators, consultants, and deployment partners, this three-day class includes lecture and hands-on labs and was developed by Microsoft Consulting Services using their detailed implementation knowledge and best practices.

Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have Windows Server certifications or deployment experience and be familiar with the Forefront product line: Client, Server, and Edge.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the Forefront Client Security components and architecture, and identify the different server roles
• Complete and troubleshoot the server setup process, identify various server topologies, and describe basic MOM concepts and the MOM agent
• Identify Forefront Client Security client component characteristics and describe the client setup and deployment processes
• Understand Forefront Client Security administration and user roles, Forefront Client Security Policy UI settings and policy deployments, and know how to troubleshoot the Management Console
• Understand the reporting services infrastructure used by Forefront Client Security
• Use Forefront Client Security reports and alerting services, and troubleshoot reporting procedures
• Describe the security state assessment (SSA) component of Forefront Client Security, and understand its architecture
• Describe the object processor and manifest update in SSA
• Review the SSA Security Check messages and results
• Review methods and procedures used to submit malware to Microsoft for analysis

Course Content

Lesson 1: Course Overview

• Forefront Product Overview
• Forefront Client Security
• Microsoft Forefront Client Security Components
• Training Modules

Lesson 2: Forefront Client Security Server Roles and Topologies

• Forefront Client Security Server Roles
• Collection Server
• Collection Server Database
• Reporting Server
• Reporting Database Server
• Forefront Client Security Server Setup
• Role Installation Steps
• Server Topologies
• SQL Server Database Sizing
• Configuration Wizard
• MOM Concepts
• Forefront Client Security Server Setup Troubleshooting
• Lab 1: Installing a Three Server Topology

Lesson 3: Forefront Client Security Client

• General Information
• Antimalware
• MOM Agent
• Client Setup
• Client Deployment Planning
• Forefront Client Security Client Deployment Methods
• Troubleshooting
• Lab 2: Deploying the Forefront Client Security Client

Lesson 4: Forefront Client Security Management

• Administration
• Administration Dashboard
• Forefront Client Security Policy Deployment
• Forefront Client Security Management Console Troubleshooting
• Lab 3: End-to-End Policy Deployment
• Lab 4: Configuring Forefront Data Retention

Lesson 5: Forefront Client Security Reporting and Alerting

• Reporting Services Overview
• Reporting Architecture
• MOM Reporting
• Forefront Client Security Reports
• SQL Server Reporting Services Troubleshooting
• Alerts
• Lab 5: Viewing Forefront Client Security Reports
• Lab 6: Managing Forefront Client Security Accounts
• Lab 7: Creating an E-Mail Report Subscription and Setting an E-Mail Notification

Lesson 6: Security State Assessment

• Security State Assessment
• SSA General Information
• SSA Architecture
• SSA Object Processor (OP) and Manifest Updates
• SSA Security Checks
• Lab 8: Security State Assessment

Lesson 7: Submitting Malware to Microsoft for Analysis

• Malware Submission
• Assisting Customers with Malware Submissions

Lesson 8: Closing

• Review of the Forefront Client Security course
• List Web sites that provide additional information on Forefront Client Security

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