A Closer Look into Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 - available now

Today we are releasing Microsoft Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 (SP1), which supports:

·         Agent protection on Windows Server 2008 – Server and Core

·         Server role support and protection for Windows Server 2008 (except Core, which is Client only)

·         Agent protection and server roles on Hyper-V

·         Agent protection on cluster servers

·         Agent protection on Home editions of Windows Vista or later, Windows XP SP2 or later, Windows 2000 SP4, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later

·         NAP Integration

To try the SP1 release, customers should download and install the Forefront Client Security evaluation software.  Once installed, customers will be prompted to install the SP1 upgrade via Microsoft Update.  Existing Forefront Client Security customers will automatically be prompted to install the SP1 upgrade via Microsoft Update. To read more about Forefront Client Security SP1, see KB article #951951.

Forefront Client Security helps organizations better protect users against malware and spyware across multiple Microsoft platforms– from small businesses to large enterprises.  Forefront Client Security supports enterprise deployments of more than 10,000 clients from a single Forefront Client Security Console.  Forefront Client Security Enterprise Manager provides administrators the ability to centrally manage multiple Forefront Client Security deployments from a single server and provides alerts and reporting for Forefront Client Security agents in the entire enterprise. This simplifies administration and provides more visibility to the endpoint security of an enterprise.