Using Today's SymHelp to Combat Today's Threats
IntroductionThis is the ninth of an informal series on how to keep your enterprise environment secure using often-overlooked capabilities of Symantec Endpoint Protection (and the OS upon which it...
View ArticleChange The IP Address of the SMG Control Center
Usually, the IP address of the Symantec Messaging Gateway Control Center will keep unchanged after the installation. But, in case you must change the IP address of the appliacen that is hosting your...
View ArticleAdding Altiris as Trusted Installer in Data Center Security
The steps below will allow the Symantec Management Agent (Altiris) to update computers with the Data Center Security Agent installed.Right click target Prevention PolicySelect EditClick to select...
View ArticleDCS Agent does not successfully connect to the DCS Manager
Problem DCS Agent cannot connect to Manager SolutionRun the following on the agent machine:1) su - sisips 2) ./sisipsconfig.sh -forcereg 3) /<agent...
View ArticleReseting your password in Data Center Security
Problem Do not have access to Symadmin PasswordSolution1) Go into the SQL Server Manager Studio2)Login in to the Studio3)Select your database and go into tables4)Go to DBO.USR and right click it5)Right...
View ArticleLogging into the DCS Management Console
ProblemUnable to log in to DCS Managment console after installSolutionThis occurs because the information in the following Screenshot is often overlooked after install, so you are unaware that the...
View ArticleWhat's New and What's Changed in Symantec DLP 14
On June 1, 2015, Symantec released DLP version 14. The attached document provides an overview of each new feature in Symantec Data Loss Prevention 14, including, where appropriate, enough detail to...
View ArticleSymantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Administrators with Approved and...
The attached document will give you an overview on how to naviagte through the Symantec Email Quarantine.Symantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Administrators with Approved and Blocked Lists
View ArticleSymantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Administrators
The attached document will give you an overview on how to naviagte through the Symantec Email Quarantine.Symantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Administrators
View ArticleSymantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Users with Approved and Blocked...
The attached document will give you an overview on how to naviagte through the Symantec Email Quarantine.Symantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Users with Approved and Blocked Lists
View ArticleSymantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Users
The attached document will give you an overview on how to naviagte through the Symantec Email Quarantine.Symantec Email Quarantine - Quick Start for Users
View ArticleWhat do the Symbols in the SDCS console mean?
Problem This happens when you do not understand why some events are red / blue / yellow / green, etc.SolutionEVENT NOTIFICATION located under MONITOR > EVENTAfter deploying a modified prevention...
View ArticleHow To Use The Remote IDM Indexer In DLP 14.0
In Symantec DLP 14.0, there is a new detection feature: Remote IDM Indexer.The Remote IDM Indexer is a standalone tool that lets you index your confidential documents and files locally on the systems...
View ArticleDefault Policies of Data Center Security for Windows and Unix machines
There are the 3 types of Policies for Unix in Symantec Data Center Security –1) The UNIX Null prevention policy provides no protection for an agent computer. The Null policy does not log policy...
View ArticleConfigure SPE to work with NetApp Filer
There is an introduction about the Symantec Protection Engine (SPE):https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/introduction-symantec-p...SPE can work with NetApp Filer to run virus scan for the...
View ArticleCreating Agent Health Alerts in Data Center Security
SummaryMany times, a Data Center Security (DCS) administrator needs to be notified when a critical system is offline. While it is possible to capture and alert on these events in the DCS console, it...
View ArticleHow to be Ahead of Outbreaks!
How to be ahead of Outbreaks!There are two common checkpoints that security administrators or managers inspect a computer or a host for evaluating the security well being. The first stage is the...
View ArticleInstall Central Quarantine and Configure SEP Integrate with Central Quarantine
When a Symantec client finds an infected item that cannot be repaired with the current virus definitions, it blocks access to the item. The client then packages the item along with any affected system...
View ArticleHOWTO: Submitting suspect file/virus to Symantec to receive Rapid Release...
Note: This is based on SEPM v12.1.6 console.Your SEPM installation is running smoothly. There are no alerts going off from the Home page of the SEPM console. You sit back, feeling very pleased about...
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