McAfee ePO Deep Command

McAfee ePO Deep Command

Reducing the cost of security operations beyond the OS

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Overview

McAfee ePO Deep Command provides secure and remote security management access to PCs that may be powered off or disabled. ePO Deep Command utilizes Intel® vPro™ Active Management Technology (AMT) to deliver beyond the operating system management, reducing security operations costs while enhancing your security posture. Using Intel vPro AMT, ePO Deep Command enables secure remote access regardless of the PC’s power state so security administrators can remotely remediate compromised systems, enable energy-saving initiatives, wake systems, and apply proactive security.

By communicating with endpoints at a level beyond the operating system, ePO Deep Command allows security administrators to configure and remediate hard-to-manage endpoints from a central site, using an established and familiar management platform — McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.

Deploy security ahead of an attack — Switch on the powered-off PCs to keep them up-to-date by installing the latest security updates, patches, service packs, and other important security tasks. You can even schedule a time to switch on your AMT systems using the AMT Alarm Clock feature.

Fast call for help — Whether the PC is local or remote, the administrator can connect to the disabled PC via AMT to conduct a remote boot from another .ISO image on the network.

Quickly remediate endpoints — Access PCs when disabled by connecting at the hardware level for secure remediation.

Reduce power while maintaining control — Decrease power consumption by encouraging and enforcing power-off policies, knowing that those systems are available for remote security control.

Features & Benefits

Deploy security ahead of the threat

Protect endpoints ahead of emerging threats. You can update systems before a potential threat breach and remotely activate countermeasures without impacting productivity.

Remotely remediate disabled endpoints

Connect to the disabled PC via Intel® vPro™ Active Management Technology (AMT), whether the PC is local or remote, to conduct a remote boot from another boot image on the network.

Wake and execute security

Conduct security maintenance or time-intensive tasks during off hours without impacting productivity. Using the AMT Alarm Clock, security administrators can power on and wake up a PC to execute a defined series of security tasks.

Maintain security visibility while lowering costs

Wake PCs, update policies, and return them to lower power states to save energy and pursue industry incentives to cut power consumption without compromising security.

Unlock the Power of Intel vPro

Use the McAfee ePO Deep Command Discovery and Reporting module to discover Intel vPro AMT-capable PCs in your environment. Detailed reports ensure you know exactly what PCs you can deploy the ePO Deep Command agent.

System Requirements

These are minimum system requirements only. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment.

  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 4.6 (Discovery and Reporting Module), ePO 4.6 P1 (McAfee ePO Deep Command)
  • McAfee Agent 4.5 or higher
  • Supported OS:
    • Windows 7
    • Vista
    • Windows XP
    • Windows 2008
    • Windows Server 2003
  • Intel® vPro™ AMT supported versions: AMT 4.x and above

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McAfee ePO Deep Command allows security administrators to configure and remediate hard-to-manage endpoints from a central site, using an established and familiar management platform — McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator.

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  • The Four Phases of Every Attack
    Dan Wolff - March 21, 2012
    Let’s face it, threats have gotten much more complex; like complex mechanisms they use multiple, consecutive methods to attack. At McAfee, our research teams continually analyze the threat landscape, and define threats in terms of their attack mechanisms, which consistently fall into four categories. First malware needs a way to come in contact with unsuspecting Read more...
  • RDP+RCE=Bad News (MS12-020)
    Jim Walter - March 14, 2012
    See March 15 and 16 updates at the end of this blog. —————————————————-   The March Security Bulletin release from Microsoft was relatively light in volume. Out of the six bulletins released, only one was rated as Critical. And for good reason. MS12-020 includes CVE-2012-0002. This flaw is specific to the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) present on Read more...
  • An Update on DNSChanger and Rogue DNS Servers
    Jim Walter - March 06, 2012
    In late 2011, the FBI released documents and data focusing on “Operation Ghost Click.” This malicious operation, leveraging a variety of DNSChanger-type malware, was defined by the FBI as an “international cyber ring that infected millions of computers.” Associated malware samples and events can be traced back several years, and multiple platforms were targeted. To this day many remain Read more...
  • Another Overview of Exploit Packs
    Francois Paget - February 24, 2012
    Recently I blogged about some exploit packs. In that post I showed a table that had 10 common malware kits. I listed the vulnerabilities used, referenced by their Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) names. There were 45 vulnerabilities in the table. From the data, this idea was taken up by Mila Parkour via her Contagio Read more...
  • McAfee Q4 Threats Report Shows Malware Surpassed 75 Million Samples in 2011
    David Marcus - February 21, 2012
    Today we released our Fourth Quarter 2011 Threat Report, revealing that malware surpassed the our estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release of new malware slowed a bit in Q4, mobile malware continued to increase and recorded its busiest year to date. Malware The overall growth of PC-based malware actually Read more...