Malware protection for businesses that’s easier to manage and control
• Protection technology already
Microsoft® Forefront™ Client
Security provides unified malware
protection for business desktops,
laptops and server operating
systems that is easier to manage
and control. By delivering
simplified administration through
central management and
providing critical visibility into
threats and vulnerabilities,
Microsoft Forefront Client
Security helps you protect your
business with greater confidence
and efficiency.
Unified Protection
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
delivers unified protection from
current and emerging malware, so
you can feel confident that your
business systems are better
protected against a broad range of
threats. Through a single agent,
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
provides real-time detection and
removal of spyware, rootkits, and
other emerging threats as well as
traditional attacks such as viruses
and worms.
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
unified protection capabilities deliver:
administration, Microsoft Forefront
used by millions of people
worldwide
Forefront Client Security
employs the same highly
successful Microsoft protection
technology already used in
products such as Windows
Live™ OneCare, Windows®
Defender and Windows Live
Safety Center.
• Effective threat response
Forefront Client Security offers
effective response through
automated analysis of multiple
data sources, backed by a 24/7
global security research
organization. Microsoft’s
advanced security analysis is
powered by multiple data
sources, including Dr. Watson,
Hotmail®, Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Services, Microsoft’s
protection technologies, Web
crawlers, community
submissions, and industry
collaboration.
• Defense-in-depth as part of a
comprehensive security
solution
Forefront Client Security delivers
defense-in-depth when
combined with other security
solutions such as Microsoft
Antigen, Microsoft Internet
Security & Acceleration (ISA)
Server and Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Services.
Simplified Administration
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
provides simplified administration
through central management, so you
can protect your business with
greater efficiency. With one console
for simplified client security
Client Security saves time and
reduces complexity. Using familiar
interfaces similar to those found in
other Microsoft tools, the console
can be used for both local and
remote access to all administrative
functions including configuration,
signature updates, reporting and
alerting.
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
simplified administration capabilities
enable you to:
• Define one policy to manage
client protection agent
settings
Forefront Client Security helps
increase your efficiency through
a single policy that configures
the anti-spyware, anti-virus and
state assessment technologies
for one or more protected
computers. New policies are
created with preconfigured
settings that can be easily
tailored to the needs of your
environment. Policies also
include alert level settings that
can be easily configured to
specify the type and volume of
alerts and events generated by
different groups of protected
machines. Policies can be
deployed via Active Directory®
or any existing software
distribution system that you are
familiar with.
• Deploy signatures and
software faster
Forefront Client Security enables
faster signature and software
deployment to desktops, laptops
and server operating systems.
The product is able to use any
software distribution system for
signature or software
 deployment and also offers
optimized signature distribution
through a Windows Server™
Update Services (WSUS)
Update Assistant. Forefront
Client Security agent software is
designed to deploy as a single
client package that includes all
protection and management
capabilities.
• Integrate with your existing
infrastructure
Forefront Client Security helps
you gain greater control over
your client security by integrating
with your existing infrastructure
software. Microsoft SQL Server
is used by the Forefront Client
Security event and reporting
system and Active Directory
Group Policy or any other
software distribution system can
be used to deploy client settings.
Critical Visibility and Control
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
produces insightful prioritized
security reports, so you have
visibility and control over malware
threats. A single dashboard
snapshot of your current security
status helps you understand where
action is required.
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
critical visibility and control
capabilities give you the ability to:
• View insightful reports
Forefront Client Security helps
you prioritize your time and focus
on what’s most important now
through easy to use insightful
reports. Forefront Client Security
reports give you the ability to
examine real-time data and
emerging trends. Each report is
hyperlinked to enable you to
connect directly to critical
information.
• Stay informed with state
assessment scans and
security alerts
Forefront Client Security
provides the tools necessary to
focus on key threats and
potential vulnerabilities
throughout your business. State
assessment scans help you to
determine which Forefront Client
Security managed machines
need patches or are configured
insecurely. Security alerts help
notify you when threats appear
in your environment.
Microsoft Forefront Client Security is
currently in early beta and is
designed to protect Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
and Windows Vista™ systems.
Microsoft Forefront Security
Offerings
The Microsoft Forefront
comprehensive family of business
security products provides greater
protection and control over the
security of your network
infrastructure.
Microsoft Forefront security products
easily integrate with each other, with
your organization’s IT infrastructure,
and can be supplemented through
interoperable third-party solutions,
enabling end-to-end, defense-in-
depth security solutions.
Simplified management, analysis,
and deployment enable you to more
efficiently protect your organization’s
information resources and secure
access to applications and servers.
With highly responsive protection
supported by Microsoft technical
guidance, Microsoft Forefront helps
you confidently meet ever-changing
threats and increased business
demands.
For more information about Microsoft
Forefront, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront

Register for more Microsoft Forefront Client Security information at:

http://www.microsoft.com/clientsecurity

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