Managing endpoint security is a critical task for any security administrator, and Microsoft Intune offers a comprehensive solution to handle device security and manage potential risks. Through Intune’s Endpoint Security node, administrators can configure security policies and manage tasks to safeguard devices, ensuring compliance and protection. These capabilities make Intune a reliable tool for identifying at-risk devices, remediating vulnerabilities, and restoring them to a secure state.
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Centralized device management
Intune’s Endpoint Security node consolidates essential security tools, enabling you to monitor and manage all your devices from a single platform. The “All Devices” view provides a high-level overview of your managed devices and their compliance status. From here, you can drill down into individual devices, identifying which compliance policies have not been met and addressing those issues efficiently.
Additionally, Intune offers preconfigured security baselines, which set best-practice configurations for various applications and Windows devices. These baselines simplify the process of applying security settings, ensuring that your organization’s devices meet recommended standards set by Microsoft’s security teams.
Targeted security configurations
Intune also enables highly specific security policies tailored to different aspects of device security. For instance, administrators can deploy policies related to antivirus settings, disk encryption, and firewalls, as well as policies integrated with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. These policies help strengthen device security by addressing potential vulnerabilities and ensuring that each device is protected in accordance with organizational standards.
With compliance policies, you can set rules that devices and users must meet to access network resources. These rules may include operating system version requirements, password settings, and device threat-level assessments. When combined with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, these compliance policies allow you to gate access to corporate resources, ensuring only secure and compliant devices can connect.
Intune and Microsoft Defender integration
Integrating Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Intune enhances security capabilities even further. This integration enables the creation of security tasks, which help administrators quickly identify at-risk devices and take necessary remediation steps. Security tasks provide detailed information about the vulnerabilities present on devices, along with guidance on how to mitigate those risks.
Intune’s integration with Microsoft Defender ensures seamless collaboration between security and Intune administrators, keeping both teams in sync regarding the status of at-risk devices and ongoing mitigation efforts. This ensures efficient communication and swift resolution of potential security threats.
Streamlined endpoint security monitoring
Intune’s Endpoint Security node offers an Overview page that provides a consolidated dashboard with key security metrics. Here, you can monitor antivirus status, endpoint detection, and response (EDR) integration with Microsoft Defender. The dashboard also includes links to deploy preconfigured policies and onboard devices, making it easy to maintain a secure environment across all managed devices.
Furthermore, detailed monitoring reports allow administrators to track the health of devices and address any detected malware or firewall issues. These insights empower security teams to take proactive steps toward resolving security concerns and maintaining a high level of protection for their organization.
Conclusion
Intune’s Endpoint Security node provides an efficient and effective way to manage device security and mitigate risks. With centralized management tools, security baselines, targeted policies, and seamless integration with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Intune simplifies the complex task of protecting your organization’s devices. At AVASOFT, our team leverages Intune’s comprehensive security capabilities to help businesses maintain a secure, compliant environment while streamlining device management and remediation efforts.
