HP Compaq t5720 Frequently Asked Questions Manual
Hp compaq t5720: frequently asked question
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HP Sygate Security Agent and Symantec Embedded Security:
Frequently Asked Questions
Question and answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Firewall questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intrusion detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Summary of Contents for HP Compaq t5720
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
HP Sygate Security Agent and Symantec Embedded Security: Frequently Asked Questions Question and answers ........... . . 2 Overview . -
Page 2: Question And Answers
(TCO). With the HP thin client computing model, your exposure to virus attack on the thin client system is less than a standard Windows PC. See the white paper titled “Thin Client Virus Vulnerability Analysis”... - Page 3 HP Sygate Standalone Agent has the ability to allow or block any port or protocol, inbound or outbound, by either application or traffic signature. The Agent not only blocks according to these parameters, but can also link them with logical and/or conditional statements, increasing the scope and flexibility of polices that you can apply.
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Page 4: Firewall Questions
A static firewall would enable the port, and then any application could use it. A stateful firewall is more secure. HP Sygate Security Agent is a much more feature-rich software package that gives you more tools to provide a secure environment. As a stateful firewall, Sygate provides the ability to define inbound ports specific to an application, which offers administrators additional control over network traffic. - Page 5 Both Microsoft Windows Firewall and HP Sygate Security Agent prevent worm attacks such as Blaster and Sasser; however, only HP Sygate Security Agent has the ability to help stop propagation to other systems due to the whitelist approach which allows only known, listed programs to access the network.
- Page 6 To perform the SOS scan, log in as an administrator and perform the following steps: Double-click the Sygate icon to launch the HP Sygate Security Agent GUI. Select Tools > Test Your System Security to automatically launch Internet Explorer and links to SOS at http://scan.sygate.com.
- Page 7 What is the HP Sygate Policy Editor and what does it do? An administrator-only tool that runs on a Microsoft Windows PC, not on a thin client. HP Sygate Policy Editor allows the administrator to customize the security rules for the clients.
- Page 8 What if my application uses a range of ports? You can easily allow a range or set of ports when creating a rule with the provided HP Sygate Policy Editor. Can I or do I need to specify whether my application uses UDP or TCP? Though it is not required when creating a rule, narrowing down a given application to a specific type of traffic is ideal in a secure network environment.
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Page 9: Log Files
You can save log files only to the local default location. You cannot currently remotely store log files to a network share. What does the log file reveal? HP Sygate Security Agent includes four different log files: • Security log: Tracks any security-related events that may occur. DOS attacks and port scans are examples of these events. -
Page 10: Intrusion Detection
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