GFI Network Security and PCI Compliance Power Tools

Today all companies, U.S. federal agencies, and non-profit organizations have valuable data on their servers that needs to be secured. One of the challenges for IT experts is learning how to use new products in a time-efficient manner, so that new implementations can go quickly and smoothly. Learning how to set up sophisticated products is time-consuming, and can be confusing. GFI's LANguard Network Security Scanner reports vulnerabilities so that they can be mitigated before unauthorized intruders can wreck havoc on your network. To take advantage of the best things that GFI's LANguard Network Security Scanner has to offer, you'll want to configure it on your network so that it captures key events and alerts you to potential vulnerabilities before they are exploited.
In this book Brien Posey has pinpointed the most important concepts with examples and screenshots so that systems administrators and security engineers can understand how to get the GFI security tools working quickly and effectively. His straightforward, no nonsense writing style is devoid of difficult to understand technical jargon. His descriptive examples explain how GFI's security tools enhance the security controls that are already built into your server's operating system.
* Secure Your Network Master the various components that make up the management console and prepare to use it for most tasks.
* Analyze Scan Results View detected vulnerabilities, save and print results, query open ports, and filter your results.
* Install and Use the ReportPack Learn how to build custom reports and schedule reports. See how filters allow you to control the information that is processed when a reports is run.
* Perform a Hardware Inventory and Compile a Software Inventory Use GFI to do your inventories and perform audits. See how to blacklist and whitelist applications to make your reports more meaningful.
* Manage Patches Effectively See how to deploy a specific patch, perform a scan comparison, uninstall a patch, and deploy custom software.
* Use GFI EndPointSecurity to Lock Down Hardware Be prepared for users trying to install unauthorized software, copy sensitive data onto removable media, or perform other actions to try and circumvent your network's security.
* Create Protection Policies Control the level of device access allowed on a system and create separate protection policies; one for servers, one for workstations, and one for laptops. Learn how to deploy agents.
* Regulate Specific Devices Master some of the advanced features of GFI: locking device categories, blacklisting and whitelisting devices, and using file type restrictions.
* Monitor Device Usage Keep tabs on your network by setting logging options, setting alerting options, and generating end point security reports.

* Use GFI EndPointSecurity to Lock Down Hardware
* Create Protection Policies to Control the Level of Device Access
* Master Advanced Features of GFI: Locking Device Categories, Blacklisting and Whitelisting Devices, Using File Type Restrictions and More

如今，所有公司、美國聯邦機構和非營利組織都在其伺服器上擁有有價值的數據，需要加以保護。IT專家面臨的挑戰之一是如何在時間節省的情況下學習使用新產品，以便新的實施可以迅速順利地進行。學習如何設置複雜的產品是耗時的，並且可能令人困惑。GFI的LANguard網絡安全掃描器報告漏洞，以便在未經授權的入侵者對您的網絡造成嚴重破壞之前，可以加以緩解。為了充分利用GFI的LANguard網絡安全掃描器所提供的最佳功能，您需要在您的網絡上配置它，以便捕獲關鍵事件並在它們被利用之前警示您可能存在的漏洞。

在這本書中，Brien Posey通過示例和屏幕截圖精確指出了最重要的概念，以便系統管理員和安全工程師能夠理解如何快速有效地使用GFI安全工具。他直接、不废话的写作风格不含有难以理解的技术术语。他的描述性示例解释了GFI的安全工具如何增强已经内置在您服务器操作系统中的安全控制。

* 保護您的網絡：掌握管理控制台的各個組件，並準備使用它進行大部分任務。
* 分析掃描結果：查看檢測到的漏洞，保存和打印結果，查詢開放端口，並過濾結果。
* 安裝和使用ReportPack：學習如何建立自定義報告並安排報告。了解如何使用過濾器在運行報告時控制處理的信息。
* 執行硬件清單和編制軟件清單：使用GFI進行清單和執行審計。了解如何將應用程序列入黑名單和白名單，使報告更有意義。
* 有效管理補丁：了解如何部署特定補丁，執行掃描比較，卸載補丁和部署自定義軟件。
* 使用GFI EndPointSecurity鎖定硬件：為用戶試圖安裝未經授權的軟件、將敏感數據複製到可移動媒體上或進行其他繞過網絡安全的操作做好準備。
* 創建保護策略：控制系統上允許的設備訪問級別，並創建獨立的保護策略；一個用於服務器，一個用於工作站，一個用於筆記本電腦。學習如何部署代理。
* 監控設備使用情況：通過設置日誌選項、警報選項和生成終端安全報告來監控您的網絡。

使用GFI EndPointSecurity鎖定硬件
創建保護策略以控制設備訪問級別
掌握GFI的高級功能：鎖定設備類別、列入黑名單和白名單的設備以及使用文件類型限制等等。