In this presentation you will learn how Lumension® Content Wizard extends the capabilities of the Lumension ® Patch and Remediation and Lumension® Endpoint Management and Security Suite to cost-effectively streamline desktop and system management tasks with simple and customizable wizard-based policy creation, distribution and baseline enforcement – without requiring additional tools and costs. LCW can be used by both expert programmers and novice users who don’t have any scripting capabilities.
In this presentation, we will give you a live demonstration of:
• The features and benefits of this powerful utility
• Walk you through the policy creation process using the wizards as well as the non-wizard capability
• The latest enhancements in the upcoming Lumension® Content Wizard v.7.1 release
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Lumension Content Wizard: Eliminating Security Gaps and Automating Tedious Tasks
1. Lumension®
Content Wizard:
Eliminating Security Gaps
and Automating Tedious
Tasks
•Rene Gonzalez, Product Management
•Andrea Hilwig, Solution Marketing
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3. Business Challenges
• Many vulnerability solutions cover specific
software and applications, but don’t expand to
custom in-house software detection and
remediation.
• PC configuration-related issues continuously
increase your IT staff’s workload and introduce
new sources of risk every day
• Tedious manual system management tasks
consume too much time, effort, and resources
• Organizations are more distributed than ever
before, making software distribution and
management a major challenge
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4. What is Lumension® Content Wizard (LCW)?
LCW simplifies the creation and management of custom software patches,
scripts, and desktop configurations to improve IT efficiencies and your overall
security posture.
» Extends the capabilities of Lumension®
Patch and Remediation (Add-On) and
L.E.M.S.S.
» Automates tedious and time-consuming
system and desktop management tasks
» Simplifies policy creation and baseline
enforcement through the use of wizards –
without requiring additional tools or
expertise
» Create and centrally manage power
policy settings to reduce IT power
consumption
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5. Key Features & Benefits
Feature Benefit
Flexible Content Creation and Optimizes IT Efficiencies & Reduces IT Costs
Management and Ensures Entire Network Security
Wizard-based Content Authoring Optimizes IT Resources by Simplifying Patch
Creation
Centralized Power Management Reduces Endpoint Energy Costs and
Enforces Green Policies
Custom Script Management and Simplifies remediation package development
Development and provides centralized deployment,
management and reporting on all custom IT
scripts.
Enforcement of Local Security Increases the overall security posture
Configuration Policy
Software Deployment, Upgrades and Optimizes IT Efficiencies and Improves
Removal Software Usage Compliance
Centralized Management of System Optimizes IT Resources and Increases
Desktop Configuration Tasks and Policies Compliance
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6. LCW Wizards
• Simple wizard-based policy creation
and baseline enforcement – without
requiring additional tools:
» Patch Creation
» Software Installs and Uninstalls
» Windows Security Policies
» Power Management Policies
» NEW! Windows Firewall Policies
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9. Content Signature Structure
.PLF is a compressed archive that contains the
Signatures, Fingerprint, Prerequisites, and the Remediation Script
• Signature
» Determines Operating System
Applicability
• Ex: Windows Vista, 7, Server
2008
• Fingerprint
» Determines detection status
• Patched, Not Patched
• Package
• Prerequisite » Remediation
» Another Layer of Applicability • Fix it or make a change to the system
• Ex: Detect for Adobe Reader, » Script
MS Outlook
• Script Engine to execute the patch or
make a change to the system
.VBS, .JS, Command or BAT
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12. For more Information…
Go to www.lumension.com > Products > Lumension Content Wizard
• Decreased IT complexity
• More on Lumension® Content Wizard
• Security-Optimized Infrastructure
» On-Demand Demos • Increased ROI for System Center
» Guided Tour
» Datasheet
» Free 1-on-1 Demonstrations
» Free Trial Evaluation
• Contact Lumension Today!
» 1.888.725.7828
» info@lumension.com
14. What’s new in 7.1?
Feature Benefit
Windows Firewall Wizard Administrators are now able to detect and define
Windows Firewall Policies for Windows Vista and higher
operating systems.
Role-Based Access Control for Content authors can now create and modify content
LCW without requiring SQL SysAdmin fixed server role.
MSU Compatibility Windows Stand-alone Installer (MSU) was first
introduced by Microsoft in Windows Vista and higher.
MSU is a new Package Manager that is designed to
patch the base operating system. 7.1 extends the
existing New Patch Wizard capabilities to support this
new file type so the wizard can easily create the
detection and remediation signatures.
Compiled HTML Help (.chm) Get instant help by pressing <f1> within the LCW User
Interface.
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15. LCW Best Practices
• Create a custom group for testing your content
» Make sure your group represents your environment
• Windows XP / 2003
• Windows 7 / Windows 2008
• Assign a custom Agent Policy Set and change the Patch Module
communication interval to 5 minutes
» Reduces the time to wait for the detection results to appear in the L.E.M.S.S.
Web Console, or Leverage the Listener Port.
• Turn off the following settings in the Tools > Options > Agents Page
» DAU should be run after subscription replication
• Improves system performance
» DAU should be run after inventory change
• Improves system performance
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16. Global Headquarters
8660 East Hartford Drive
Suite 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
1.888.725.7828
info@lumension.com
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