RE: Mass deployment of security tools

["Isaac Van Name" <ivanname () southerlandsleep com>]

I know that NetSupport Manager allows remote installs and such; just make
sure your current policy and your company allow for remote software like
that, as it also allows for remote viewing of desktops and such.  Privacy
needs to be well-defined, just in case.


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Original> -----Original Message-----
Original> From: listbounce () securityfocus com
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Original> On Behalf Of Gary Collis
Original> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:19 PM
Original> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Original> Subject: Mass deployment of security tools
Original> 
Original> Hi all,
Original> 
Original> Forgive me if this is the wrong mailing list, please point me in
the
Original> right direction if so.
Original> 
Original> I have been tasked with a project of installing various security
Original> applications remotely to the desktop, without visiting the
individual
Original> PC's i.e. avoiding sneakernet. I was wondering what the best tool
out
Original> their is for this task? Group policy? Software restriction
policies?
Original> Zen? Altiris? etc. I am open to all suggestions.
Original> 
Original> (Some background)
Original> 
Original> I want to install  a number of security applications to windows
PC's
Original> simultaneuosly either without user intervention ( no user is an
Original> admin/power user etc. ), or by allowing users to install it
themselves.
Original> Software ranges from the basic to more complicated specialist apps
etc.
Original> 
Original> What are my best options?
Original> 
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