Outbreaks; Tasks To Do On A Daily Or Weekly Basis To Stay Prepared; Server And Client Tasks You Should Schedule To Run Regularly - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual

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Outbreaks

The most effective response to viruses is to know your system, have current anti-virus
software installed, detect outbreaks early, then respond quickly and efficiently. An
effective strategy includes both prevention as well as response.
The ePolicy Orchestrator software can help reduce the costs of managing an outbreak.
When you use ePolicy Orchestrator, you can manage all of your sites from a central
location, which makes management easier, more efficient, and ensures consistently
applied policies across your enterprise.
This section contains the following topics:

Tasks to do on a daily or weekly basis to stay prepared

Checklist — Are you prepared for an outbreak?
Other methods to recognize an outbreak
Checklist — You think an outbreak is occurring
Tasks to do on a daily or weekly basis to stay prepared
You can use features of the software to help prepare your site or company before an
outbreak occurs. Use the Are you prepared for an outbreak? checklist to determine your
level of preparedness.

Server and client tasks you should schedule to run regularly

Create and schedule these server tasks and client tasks to run scans and keep client
software up to date with the latest updates. It takes some time to configure and
schedule these tasks initially, but after that they should run regularly and automatically.
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