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Small Business Edition 4. C707 – Technical overview. Prerequisites. Prior to taking this training you should be able to setup a Windows server with Windows workstations in a production environment. Course objectives. By completing this training you will be able to:
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Small Business Edition 4 C707 – Technical overview
Prerequisites Prior to takingthis training youshouldbe able to setup • a Windows server • with Windows workstations • in a production environment
Course objectives By completing this training you will be able to: • qualify the main system requirements • describe the solution architecture as well as the installation and management tasks to a technical audience • highlight the differences with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9 • list additional Sophos online resources 3
Agenda Solution components Solution architecture System requirements and deployment Management from Sophos Control Center Management at the endpoint Endpoint Security & Control 9 Online resources 4
Small Business Edition 4 Solution components
Section objectives Upon completion of this section you will be able to identify which components are part of: • Sophos Small Business Security suite • Sophos Small Business Computer security • Sophos Small Business Anti-Virus
Solution components PureMessage and SafeGuard are covered in a separate training
Small Business Edition 4 Solution architecture
Section objectives Upon completion of this section you will be able to: • list the components that comprise the solution • describe each of the components with reference to the product architecture Section agenda • SophosLabs • Updating • Management
SophosLabs • Anti-Malware (Viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits & spywares) • Anti-Adware • HIPS • Application control • Anti-Spam • URL risk classification • Genotype (detects up to 85% of new malware)
Central installation directories • \\<server name>\SophosUpdate\CIDs Sophos Control Center
Sophos Control Center • Find and populate endpoints • Deploy • Configure the client software • Monitor the network • Take actions • Generate reports and alerts • Store all data in SQL server database
Client side components • Sophos Anti-Virus • Sophos Endpoint Security and Control client • Sophos Client FireWall • Sophos AutoUpdate • Sophos RMS agent
Sophos Update Manager Messagerouter SophosAnti-Virus ClientFirewall AutoUpdate Messagerouter Agent Management server ControlCenter SCCdatabase Communication overview Clientside RMS Serverside COM Console
Section review • What are the main roles of: • Sophos Endpoint Security and Control client? • Sophos Client-Firewall? • Sophos Console Center? • RMS? • CIDs? • Sophos AutoUpdate? • SophosLabs?
Small Business Edition 4 System requirements and deployment
Section objectives Upon completion of this section you will be able to: • qualify the main system requirements for the management software components and endpoint software components • list the main steps of Sophos Control Center deployment • list the main steps involved in a typical endpoint deployment
Sophos Control Center *Windows XP, Vista , 7 and 2000 pro have performance limitations, especially with CIDs
Endpoint client http://www.sophos.com/products/all-sysreqs.html for more details
Installation of Sophos Control Center Main steps: • Installation of Microsoft .Net Framework and Msxml • Complete setup • Optional feedback to Sophos • Software installationincl. SQL Express 2005 andcreation of SophosUpdateMgr • Server restart • Sophos download account • Selection of client platforms • Download of client software
Upgrades from SCC version 2 • Read the upgrade guide • Upgrade of Sophos Control Center is automatic • Upgrade of the endpoint client is automaticon Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 • Upgrade requires to run setup onWindows 98 and Macintosh
Typical steps for endpoint deployment • Protect new computers • Windows user account (must be valid on all computers) • Search & select computers • Select features • Deploy via task scheduler • See startup guide for details
Manual installation • When installation from the console fails • For Windows 98 and Macintosh • Run setup from • \\servername\SophosUpdate\CIDS
Competitor Removal Tool (CRT) • detects 3rd party anti-virus • detects 3rd party firewalls (except Windows and VPN clients) • stops installation upon detection • optionally removes 3rd party security software • can be customizedby Sophos • Run avremote.exeto test
Section review • List the operating systems supported by • Sophos Control Center 4 • Sophos Anti-Virus • Sophos Client Firewall • List 2 cases which require a manual installation • Where can you find more details on how to prepare your network?
Small Business Edition 4 Management from Sophos Control Center
Section objectives • Upon completion of this section you will be able to describe the main management tasks which can be completed from Sophos Control Center
Section agenda • Central configuration • Configure scanning • Configure updating • Configure firewall • Configure application control • Configure device control • Dashboard and alerts • Smart views • Resolve alerts and errors • Event viewers • Reports
Configure scanning (continued) • Recommended steps: • Detect and alert only • Authorize unwanted detections • Block (Block may require to test installation of new applications)
Configure Firewall • Monitor operational mode: Easily create rules
Section review • What are the main roles of: • Event viewers • Smart views • Dashboard • Device control • Application control • Authorization Manager • Where can you acknowledge and delete alerts? • Where can you see which users have attached an Ipod to their corporate computer? • How can you set a separate configuration for one server?
Small Business Edition 4 Management at the endpoint
Section objectives Upon completion of this section you will be able to: • describe the main management tasks which can be completed at the endpoint • describe which features are available on each supported platform Section agenda • End user experience on Windows • End user experience on Macintosh • Management of threats at the endpoint • Features by platform
End user experience on Windows Installing or updating Client installed Message for user Failing to update