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This two-day instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills to envision, design, and deploy security solutions based on the Microsoft Forefront suite that protects organizations using Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SharePoint Server. You will learn to identify the requirements and make the appropriate design decisions during the deployment process, and you'll gain hands-on experience with the products.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 50360: Implementing Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange and SharePoint.

What You'll Learn

• New features and the value of the different product and technologies that are part of the Microsoft Forefront Protection Suite
• How Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 can provide secure mail relay functionality combined with Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Microsoft Exchange Edge server role
• How Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange protect an organization from mail-based threats
• How Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint protects the organization from threats involving data in SharePoint Server sites
• How the Exchange Server and SharePoint Server security solutions are integrated and managed from Microsoft Forefront Protection Manager

Who Needs to Attend

Architects, consultants, and technical sales professionals involved in designing, deploying, or operating security solutions

Prerequisites

• Good understanding of Active Directory and Group Policies
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Forefront Protection Overview

• Microsoft Business Ready Security Strategy
• Forefront Protection Suite Components
• Licensing and Availability

2. Secure Mail Relay using Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

• Secure Mail Relay Overview
• Solution Components
• Configuring SMTP Protection

3. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

• Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) Overview
• FPE Management
• Deployment Considerations
• Engine and Definition Updates
• Antimalware Protection
• Antispam Protection
• Content Filtering
• Operations

4. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

• Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) Overview
• Hybrid Scenario with Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
• Deploying Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

5. Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

• Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP) Overview
• Solution Components
• Deployment Considerations
• Engine and Definition Updates
• Antimalware Scanning
• Content Filtering
• Operations

6. Forefront Protection Manager

• Forefront Protection Manager (FPM) Overview
• Deploying Forefront Protection Manager
• Asset Discovery and Asset Groups
• FPM Policy Management
• Operations

Labs

Lab 1: Secure Mail Relay using Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Release Candidate)

• Install Forefront TMG to provide secure mail relay functionality between Contoso and the Internet
• Perform an initial configuration of Forefront TMG using the Getting Started wizards
• Configure the Exchange Edge Transport role on the Forefront TMG server using the Exchange EdgeSync service
• Explore antispam and antimalware protection of Internet e-mail

Lab 2: Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

• Install Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server on a Microsoft Exchange Server
• Configure filters based on attachment file type or keywords in e-mail content
• Recap the antispam functionality

Lab 3: Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (Beta 2 Refresh)

• Install Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint
• Configure filters based on file name/file type or keywords in document content
• Use Windows PowerShell to manage filters and troubleshoot issues

Lab 4: Forefront Protection Manager (Release Candidate Preview 2)

• Install Forefront Protection Manager in a single-server model
• Install the FPM client in the FPE and FPSP Servers
• Configure asset discovery and groups
• Customize default management policies
• Explore tasks and reports