Organizations have been able to maximize the value of Microsoft System Center by deploying a wide range of incremental configuration and management capabilities via their core System Center infrastructure. However, they have not been able to extend this functionality to include device / port control and data encryption capabilities. Historically, in order to enjoy the security benefits of an advanced device control solution, System Center customers would have to deploy a secondary infrastructure (server, console, agents) and incur the delays, disruption, and costs associated with implementing a solution from scratch. Now System Center customers can easily enforce device / port control and data encryption policies without requiring new infrastructure and without additional administration overhead.
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Overview
Lumension® Device Control for System Center Provides Device / Port Access and Data Encryption Policy Enforcement Capabilities to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Customers.
By centrally managing, deploying, enforcing and monitoring device / port access and file transfer / encryption policies via the already established SCCM environment, Microsoft SCCM customers can significantly reduce implementation costs and quickly enhance their security policy enforcement.
With Lumension® Device Control for System Center, current SCCM customers can:
- Minimize data loss or theft by enforcing removable storage device / media usage policies
- Prevent unauthorized removable storage devices from connecting to organizational endpoints
- Automatically encrypt critical information on removable storage devices (e.g., USB flash drives) and media (e.g., CDs / DVDs)
- Prevent introduction of malware via removable storage devices (one method used to spread the Conficker worm)
Lumension® Device Control for System Center integrates into the SCCM environment, eliminating the need for a separate server console and leveraging previously established system and user groups. This enables faster deployment, eliminating the acquisition and implementation costs related to “server sprawl”, and reducing the training costs and productivity hits associated with new software.
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Award-Winning Device / Port Control and Data Encryption Solution within SCCM Infrastructure
Lumension Device Control capabilities including granular policies for enforcing removable device usage, data encryption and malware prevention are integrated into the existing SCCM infrastructure. |
Rapidly Deploy Device Control Capabilities
- Advanced, granular control of USB storage devices and other endpoint media devices / ports in a solution that can be immediately deployed.
- Quickly deploy Lumension Device Control clients to all managed endpoints by utilizing your existing SCCM infrastructure.
- Easily create device control policies from within the familiar SCCM console and deployed via the SCCM infrastructure.
- Realize the device / port control and malware prevention benefits of Lumension Device Control more quickly via existing SCCM infrastructure.
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Installation of Lumension Device Control for System Center on Existing SCCM Server
Leverages current SCCM infrastructure, thus eliminating the need for a separate Lumension Device Control server / database. |
Reduce IT and Security TCO
- Reduce the infrastructure acquisition and provisioning costs of a device control solution.
- Reduce the maintenance and power consumption costs associated with “server sprawl.”
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Compatible with SCCM and Leverages Entire SCCM Implementation
Lumension Device Control for System Center is an SCCM Module, created using Microsoft’s SCCM Software Developers Kit. Because it follows Microsoft’s integration guidelines completely, it is fully compatible with SCCM and leverages all aspects of an SCCM implementation. Granular policy enforcement controls within Lumension Device Control are made available via Lumension® Device Control for System Center. |
Improve ROI of Your SCCM Investment
- Extend SCCM implementation to include advanced, granular device control capabilities of Lumension Device Control.
- Increase return on SCCM investment by leveraging it as a platform for advanced device / port control, data encryption and malware containment.
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Create and Deploy Device Control Policies within SCCM
- Implemented as fully functional and standardized SCCM policies.
- Policies are applied and enforced immediately according to the customers’ unique system and user groups.
- Policies are deployed via the existing functional and tested SCCM infrastructure.
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Save IT Time and Resources
- Reuse the system and user groups already established in the SCCM environment.
- Leverage the significant time and effort made in configuring the SCCM environment to mirror the structure and manage the complexity of an organization across new applications.
- Avoid the costs and impact on productivity required to duplicate this effort for every new application.
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Administer Device Control Policies within SCCM Console
Lumension Device Control for System Center brings device control policy management to the familiar SCCM console. |
Reduce IT Management and Administration Time
- By strictly adhering to established SCCM UI standards, Lumension Device Control for System Center aids administrators in coming up-to-speed quickly.
- Leveraging the familiar SCCM user interface, Lumension Device Control for System Center reduces costs and productivity losses that are common as administrators are trained on, learn, and implement new software.
- Integrated help feature provides easy access to contextual information that aids in completing the task at hand.
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Prevent Data Loss and Malware Proliferation
Lumension Device Control for System Center enables the use of SCCM policy and enforcement capabilities for device / port control, data encryption and malware containment. |
Enhance Your Security Posture
- Leverage established processes / procedures for enforcing configuration policy to create / enforce device control policies.
- Eliminate complexity and costs associated with duplicating policy processes for different applications.
- Reduce costs and increase speed of policy implementation.
- Create and enforce powerful and granular Lumension Device Control policies in the same way as normal SCCM configuration policies.
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Supported SCCM Server Environments
Lumension Device Control for System Center should be installed on versions of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 such as SCCM 2007, SCCM 2007 SP1, and SCCM 2007 R2; prior releases of SCCM are not supported.
Lumension Device Control for System Center is supported on the following database servers:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
Supported Client Environment for SCCM 2007 SP1
Lumension Device Control for System Center is supported on the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows Vista (Business or Ultimate Editions)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® III 733 MHz processor (2.0 GHz or faster recommended)
- 256 MB of RAM (1 GB or more recommended)
- 5 GB of free disk space for installation (15 GB or more recommended)