Best practices for Symantec Endpoint Protection
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Last Updated June 26, 2019
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Learn about the best practices for installing, upgrading, configuring, and managing Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) clients and managers, or for preventing and managing security threats.
Contents
- Installation planning
- Upgrade planning
- Administration
- Policy configuration
- Firewall and intrusion prevention
- Security
- Threat remediation
- Virtualization
- Other resources
Installation planning
Plan your installation of Endpoint Protection.
- Quick Start Guide - Designed for default, first-time managed client installations of 500 or fewer
- Install and Upgrade 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with installs and upgrades.
- Deployment best practices for Endpoint Protection
- Install Endpoint Protection on Windows Servers
- Software compatibility with Endpoint Protection
- Reinstall Endpoint Protection Manager
- Sizing and scalability best practices for Endpoint Protection
- Disaster recovery best practices for Endpoint Protection Manager
- Citrix and terminal server best practices for Endpoint Protection
- Point-of-sale device best practices for Endpoint Protection
Upgrade planning
Plan your upgrade from an earlier version of Endpoint Protection.
- Upgrade best practices for Endpoint Protection 14
- Upgrade or migrate to Endpoint Protection 14
- Upgrade best practices for Endpoint Protection 12.1
- Upgrade or migrate to Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 - 12.1.6 MP6+
- Upgrade your operating system with Endpoint Protection already installed
- Install and Upgrade 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with installs and upgrades.
Administration
Use these guidelines to efficiently manage Endpoint Protection.
- Configure the number of content revisions to keep in Endpoint Protection Manager
- Update server certificates and maintain the client-server connection
- Group Policy Object (GPO) applied to Endpoint Protection services
- Central deployment and management of Endpoint Protection in a workgroup environment
- LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) 2.x best practices
- Best practices for computers with both Endpoint Protection and Data Loss Prevention installed
Policy configuration
Configure your policies for optimal results with Endpoint Protection.
- LiveUpdate policy setting best practices
- Application control rule best practices
- Endpoint Protection location awareness best practices
- Group Update Provider (GUP) best practices
- Best Practices for file and folder scan exclusions are recommended when using QuickBooks 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Go to microsoft.com for exclusion information for Microsoft operating systems, functions, and products. Search for "exclusion antivirus" for multiple product information. If you are looking for a particular product, include the product name in your search criteria. - Policy Configuration 101 - Comprehensive resources to assist you with policy configuration and management.
Firewall and intrusion prevention
Manage Network Threat Protection on your Endpoint Protection clients.
- Intrusion Prevention System best practices
- Firewall policy setting best practices
- Intrusion Prevention System best practices on high availability and high bandwidth servers
- Endpoint Protection 11 Network Threat Protection (Firewall) overview and best practices
Security
Strengthen your overall security posture and protect your network against malicious threats and attacks.
- Recommended security settings for Endpoint Protection
- Ransomware protection and removal with Endpoint Protection
- Securing an enterprise environment with Endpoint Protection
- Basic security best practices
- Securing a business environment from common threats
- Insight Deployment best practices
- Stopping malware and other threats
- Protect against advanced persistent threats (APT) using Endpoint Protection 12.1
- Intrusion Prevention System best practices
- Security Threats 101 - Comprehensive resources to help you manage and resolve either detected or undetected security threats.
Threat remediation
Troubleshoot and respond to threats that may be on your endpoints.
- Virus removal and troubleshooting on a network
- Collecting logs on a computer you think is infected
- Responding to "Left Alone" actions in the threat history log
- Submit false positives (suspected erroneous detections)
Virtualization
Take advantage of Endpoint Protection's advanced virtualization support for your virtual endpoints.
- Non-persistent virtualization best practices
- Network-based Shared Insight Cache best practices and sizing guide
- Amazon WorkSpaces best practices for Endpoint Protection 12.1
- Virtualization best practices for Endpoint Protection 12.1.2 and later
- Virtualization best practices for Endpoint Protection 12.1, 12.1 RU1, and 12.1 RU1 MP1
Other resources
Resources such as data sheets, white papers, and other product information.
- Product guides for all versions of Endpoint Protection
- What's new in all versions of Endpoint Protection
- Endpoint Protection reports, solution briefs, and other resources
- Security Response publications
- Run Self-help Diagnostic with SymDiag
- Run a protection overview report on the Symantec Endpoint Protection in SymDiag
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