The Convergence of Desktop Security and Management–Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 is available now!

It gives me great pleasure to report that Microsoft Desktop and Server Security Solution Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 has been released now. FEP 2010 is the next version of Forefront Client Security (FCS) which has been in the market for several years providing security to desktop and server operating systems.

Desktop management and security have traditionally existed as two separate disciplines. Yet both play a central role in keeping users safe and productive. Management ensures proper system configuration, deploys patches against vulnerabilities, and delivers necessary security updates. Security provides critical threat detection, outbreak response, and system remediation.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 enables businesses to align security and management to improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing operational costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3, allowing customers to use their existing client management infrastructure to deploy and manage endpoint protection. This shared infrastructure helps reduce ownership costs while providing improved visibility and control over endpoint management and security.

Key Features

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 makes it easier to protect critical desktop and server operating systems against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and other threats.

• Single Console for Endpoint Management and Security
  • Configuration Manager 2007 provides a single interface for managing and securing desktops that reduce complexity and improve troubleshooting and reporting insights.
• Central Policy Creation
  • Administrators have a central location for creating and applying all client-related policies.
• Enterprise Scalability
  • Use of the Configuration Manager infrastructure in Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 makes it possible to efficiently deploy clients and policies in the largest organizations around the globe.
• Highly Accurate and Efficient Threat Detection
  • The new anti-malware engine protects against the latest malware and rootkits with a low false positive rate, and keeps employees productive with scanning that has a low impact on performance.
• Behavioral Threat Detection
  • Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 uses system behavior and file reputation data to identify and block attacks on client systems from previously unknown threats. Detection methods include behavior monitoring, emulation, and dynamic translation.
• Automated Agent Replacement
  • Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 automatically detects and removes the most common endpoint security agents, dramatically lowering the time and effort needed to deploy new protection.
• Windows Firewall Management
  • Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 ensures that Windows® Firewall is active and working properly to protect against network-layer threats. It also enables administrators to more easily manage these protections across the enterprise.
• Integration with System Center Operations Manager
  • The Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Security Management Pack enables IT to monitor the security of server operating systems from System Center Operations Manager.

Awards and Certifications

The industry-leading antimalware detection in Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 is consistently recognized by third-party testing organizations for its effectiveness and accuracy. Recent awards include:

	The Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 antimalware engine received the August 2010 VB100 award.
	The Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 antimalware engine received its third consecutive Advanced+ rating for proactive detection from AV-Comparatives.

More Information and Evaluation Version is available [Here]

FEP 2010 Datasheet [Download]

Source: https://www.microsoft.com/forefront/endpoint-protection/en/us/default.aspx