Course Overview
The course prepares for planning, deployment and maintenance of Windows network protection systems based on Kaspersky Endpoint Security and managed via Kaspersky Security Center. It tells about those solutions that can help to protect a network of approximately up to 1000 endpoints in a single location. Endpoints in this course are servers and workstations running Windows.
The lectures and laboratory sessions provide the audience with the necessary knowledge and skill to be able to:
- Describe the capabilities of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows and Kaspersky Security Center
- Plan and implement an optimal Windows network protection solution based on Kaspersky Endpoint Security and managed via Kaspersky Security Center
- Administer the deployed system
Who should attend
Microsoft Windows network administrators, information security specialists, technical support engineers, presales engineers.
Prerequisites
To be able to master the course and efficiently fulfill the laboratory assignments, the students must possess the following knowledge and skills:
- Understanding of TCP/IP, the Internet and e-mail operating principles, basic skills in administering Microsoft Windows networks and Active Directory
- Experience with Microsoft Windows operating systems
Course Content
Unit I. Deployment
- Chapter 1. How to deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
- Chapter 2. How to deploy Kaspersky Security Center
- Lab 1.1 — Installing Kaspersky Security Center
- Chapter 3. How to deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on computers
- Lab 1.2 — Deploying Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Lab 1.3 — Installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows on Mobile Computer
- Chapter 4. How to arrange computers into groups
- Lab 1.4 — Creating Managed Computers Structure
Unit II. Protection Management
- Chapter 1. How Kaspersky Endpoint Security protects a computer
- Chapter 2. Configuring file system protection
- Lab 2.1 — Configuring File Anti-Virus
- Lab 2.2 — Configuring virus scan tasks
- Lab 2.3 — Configuring exceptions for folders
- Chapter 3. Configuring network protection
- Lab 2.4 — Configuring exceptions for Web Anti-Virus
- Lab 2.5 — Configuring Mail Anti-Virus
- Lab 2.6 — Configuring Network Attack Blocker
- Chapter 4. How to protect against advanced threats
- Lab 2.7 — Configuring protection against ransomware
- Chapter 5. Controlling network connections
- Chapter 6. Protecting out-of-office computers
- Lab 2.8 — Configuring Firewall for out-of-office computers
- Chapter 7. Other protection settings
- Lab 2.9 — Configuring exceptions from Self-Defense
- Lab 2.10 — Configuring password protection for Kaspersky Endpoint Security
Unit III. Control
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Application Control
- Lab 3.1 — Configuring application startup control
- Lab 3.2 — Blocking the startup of programs on the network
- Chapter 3. Device Control
- Lab 3.3 — Denying access to USB Flash Drives
- Lab 3.4 — Setting permissions for removable drives
- Chapter 4. Web Control
- Lab 3.5 — Configuring Web Control
Unit IV. Maintenance
- Chapter 1. How to maintain the protection
- Chapter 2. Daily tasks
- Lab 4.1 — Configuring dashboards
- Lab 4.2 — Configuring helper tools
- Chapter 3. Handling incidents
- Lab 4.3 — Collecting traces
- Chapter 4. Rare and irregular activities
- Lab 4.4 — Backup and Restore in Kaspersky Security Center