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Endpoint Security Client for Windows User Guide

Provides the end-user instructions on how to use the Endpoint Security Client installed on Windows endpoints.

Endpoint Security Clients for macOS User Guide

Provides the end-user instructions on how to use the Endpoint Security Client installed on macOS endpoints.

Harmony Endpoint Security for Windows MDM Deployment Guide

Describes how to deploy the Endpoint Security ClientClosed Application installed on end-user computers to monitor security status and enforce security policies. on Windows endpoints using a device management system.

Harmony Endpoint Security for macOS MDM Deployment Guide

Describes how to deploy the Endpoint Security Client on macOS endpoints using a device management system.

 

Revision History

Date Description

6 May 2024

Updated Configuring Alerts to add Advanced Alerts

2 May 2024

  • Added Client Language for Default Client User Interface. See User Interface

  • 26 April 2024

    Added video tutorial for automatic patch updates. See Detecting Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures.

    18 April 2024

    Updated Disable Capabilities in General.

     

    Added Advanced Capabilities. See Web & Files Protection and Configuring the Threat Prevention Policy.

    16 April
    2024

    Added:

    19 March 2024

    Added Templates for Child Accounts (MSSP).

    13 March 2024

    Added:

    13 February 2024

    Added License Violation.

    22 January 2023

    Added:

    18 December 2023

    Added Custom Settings.

    7 December 2023

    Added:

    20 November 2023

    17 November 2023

    Added Smart Exclusions.

    31 October 2023

    Added video tutorials for:

    26 October 2023

    Updated Managing Licenses for AWS Marketplace.

    10 October 2023

    Added Helpdesk Level 1 and Helpdesk Level 2 Specific Service Roles.

    18 October 2023

    Application Scan now supports macOS. See Application Control.

    .10 October 2023

    Added Quarantine Management.

    3 October 2023

    Added:

    22 September 2023

    Added Certificate Management.

    11 September 2023

    Added:

    7 September 2023

    Added:

    • Browser Status

    • Anti-Bot Last Update

    See Table Filters and Column Description in Viewing Computer Information.

    4 September 2023

    Added Smart App Control for Windows 11.

    1 September 2023

    Added Global Exclusions for MSSP.

    30 August 2023

    Added Reconnect Tool for macOS.

    9 August 2023

    Updated Policy Mode. See Configuring the Threat Prevention Policy.

    1 August 2023

    Added Disable Notification. See Zero Phishing.

    28 July 2023

    Added deploying the Endpoint Security Client Using the Vanilla Client.

    24 July 2023

    Added:

    20 July 2023

    Added:

    17 July 2023

    Added Unified and Custom Dashboard. See Viewing Operational Overview, Security Overview and Reports.

    12 July 2023

    Added Exporting Virtual Groups. See Managing Virtual Groups.

    28 June 2023

    Added Browser Status to the Table Filters and Column Description. See Asset Management View.

    20 June 2023

    Added:

    5 June 2023

    Added Reports for MSSP.

    31 May 2023

    Added Scan Targets and Scan Target Exclusions. See Scan.

    .23 May 2023

    Reconnect Tool is now supported for macOS with client version E87.50 or higher. See Reconnect Tool.

    11 May 2023

    19 April 2023

    Added information about moving a device or user from one virtual group to another. See Managing Virtual Groups.

    18 April 2023

    Updated the Policy Mode settings. See Configuring the Threat Prevention Policy.

    6 April 2023

    Added Capabilities of Offline Endpoint Security Client.

    3 April 2023

    Added new Reports. See Viewing Operational Overview, Security Overview and Reports.

    29 March 2023

    13 March 2023

    08 March 2023

    Harmony Endpoint supports macOS Ventura 13 operating system for endpoints. See Supported Operating Systems for the Endpoint Client

    27 February 2023

    13 February 2023

    7 February 2023

    6 February 2023

    31 January 2023

    20 January 2023

    Added a new Appendix. See Appendix A - Deploying Harmony Endpoint Security Client using SCCM.

    18 January 2023

    Added information about how to manage widgets in the Security Dashboard for MSSP. See Security Dashboard.

    Added a Detect & Alert to Password Reuse Protection. See Credential Protection.

    11 January 2023

    Added information about downloading reports. See Viewing Operational Overview, Security Overview and Reports.

    10 January 2023

    Added information about Posture Management. See Detecting Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures and Viewing Endpoint Posture.

    Note - This feature is available only to customers in the Early Availability program.

    29 December 2022

    06 December 2022

    Remote Command, Isolate Computer and Release Computer push operations are supported for macOS-based endpoints. See Performing Push Operations.

    01 December 2022

    Added Initial Encryption information in Check Point Disk Encryption for Windows.

    11 November 2022

    Added a new information on optimizing the Harmony Endpoint security clients for servers. See Optimizing the Harmony Endpoint Security Client for Servers.

    23 November 2022

    22 November 2022

    Added the Harmony Endpoint Security Client versions and policy mode supported for Block Volume Encryption tools (BitLocker and Similar Tools). See Behavioral Protection.

    11 November 2022

    Added information about Operational Overview. See Viewing Operational Overview, Security Overview and Reports.

    09 November 2022

    4 November 2022

    Added supported file types for Threat Emulation. See Download (Web) Emulation & Extraction .

    21 October 2022

    Added information about Security view for MSSP. See Security.

    18 October 2022

    • Added information about Token-Limited Installation. See Manual Deployment and Installation Token.

    • You can export operational and threat analysis reports to review and take appropriate counter measure. See Exporting Reports.

    14 October 2022

    Updated Asset Management view. See Viewing Computer Information.

    10 October 2022

    Added support for the Endpoint Security client deployment on Linux. See Automatic Deployment of Endpoint Clients and Manual Deployment.

    03 October 2022

    Added a limitation related to Shared Signature Server for non-persistent desktops. See Limitations.

    30 September 2022

    UpdatedFiles Protection for the supported archive file formats by the Anti-Malware scan in the E1 and E2 blades.

    13 September 2022

    Added information about filters. See Viewing Computer Information.

    01 September 2022

    Added information about Search and Fetch files, Registry Actions, File Actions, VPN Site, Collect Process push operations. See Viewing Computer Information and Performing Push Operations.

    25 August 2022

    • Added information that you can now share a download link with users to download the Tiny Agent. See Automatic Deployment of Endpoint Clients.

    • Added a new method to add exclusions from Security Overview. See Adding Exclusions from Security Overview.

    28 July 2022

    Added information about Delete, Recover, and Terminate computer actions. See Viewing Computer Information.

    27 July 2022

    Updated Viewing Computer Information for 2FA authentication to perform push operation.

    26 July 2022

    Added support for sending forensics data to third-party data analytics tool. See Sending Forensics Data to Third-Party Analytics Tool.

    22 July 2022

    Added supported for migrating an on-premise Harmony Endpoint database to Harmony Endpoint on Infinity Portal. Migrating an On-premises Security Management Server to Harmony Endpoint.

    18 July 2022

    Updated Adding Exclusions to Rules for the new method to add and edit an exclusion.

    14 July 2022

    Updated Uninstalling Third-Party Anti-Virus Software Products

    13 July 2022

    • Added information about the new Web & Files Protection.

    • Added three new options for Web & Files Protection.

    • Added information about the new Easy Unlock feature. It allows you to Accept or Reject a Network One-Time Logon request or a Network Password Change request from a user who has forgotten the login credentials of the endpoint or the endpoint is locked due to invalid login attempts using incorrect credentials.

      Note - This feature is available only to customers in the Early Availability program.

    20 June 2022

    Added automatic deployment information for macOS and Linux. See Automatic Deployment of Endpoint Clients.

    07 June 2022

    Updated Configuring Clients for Non-Persistent Desktops

    17 May 2022

    Updated Viewing Computer Information about viewing click logs by IP address.

    17 May 2022

    Updated Adding Exclusions to Rules

    09 May 2022

    Added information on Network URL FilteringClosed Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that allows granular control over which web sites can be accessed by a given group of users, computers or networks. Acronym: URLF. in Web & Files Protection

    4.May 2022

    Added Browser Settings

    31 March 2022

    Added Supported Operating Systems for the Endpoint Client.

    07 March 2022

    Added Compliance.

    04 March 2022

    Added Uninstalling Third-Party Anti-Virus Software Products.

    03 March 2022

    Added Harmony Endpoint for Terminal Server / Remote Desktop Services.

    03 March 2022

    SUSE Linux enterprise server (SLES) and OpenSUSE are supported only with the Anti-Malware blade. Refer Harmony Endpoint for Linux Overview.

    25 February 2022

    Added Managing Harmony Browse.

    25 February 2022

    Updated Configuring Clients for Non-Persistent Desktops

    07 February 2022

    Added Customized Browser Block Pages to the User Interface topic.

    28 January 2022

    21 January 2022

    Updated Helpdesk User roles.

    19 January 2022

    Updated: Password Synchronization

    18 January 2022

    Updated: Adding Exclusions to Rules.

    11 January 2022

    Updated: Client User Interface Settings

    Configuring the Threat Prevention Policy

    9 January 2022

    Updated: VDI Configure Clients for Non Persistent Desktops

    6 January 2022

    Added: IOC Management

    Updated: Harmony Endpoint for Linux Overview

    Harmony Endpoint for Linux Commands

    5 January 2022

    Updated: Getting Started

    4 January 2022

    Removed: VDI-Appendix
    Updated: VDI-Assigning-Policies-to-VDI-Pools
    VDI-Basic-Golden-Image-Settings

    VDI Configure Clients for Non Persistent Desktops
    VDI-Configure-Clients-for-Persistent-Desktops

    VDI-Limitations
    VDI-Overview

    Introduction

    3 January 2022

    Updated: FileVault Encryption for

    2 January 2022

    Updated: Policy Operation

    30 December 2021

    Updated: Harmony Endpoint for Linux Overview

    Deploying Harmony Endpoint for Linux

    Harmony Enpoint for Linux CLI Commands

    22 December 2021`

    Updated: Configuring the Treat Prevention Policy
    Connected, Disconnected and Restricted Rules

    21 December 2021

    Updated: Harmony Endpoint for Linux Overview

    19 December 2021

    Updated: Password Synchronization

    15 December 2021

    Updated: Authentication before the Loads (Pre boot)

    13 December 2021

    Added: Super Node

    12 December 2021

    Added: VDI Overview

    11 December 2021

    Updated: Adding Exclusions to Rules

    9 December 2021

    Added: Policy Operation

    9 December 2021

    Updated: Deploying Harmony Endpoint for Linux

    2 December 2021

    Updated: Introduction

    Updated: Performing Push Operations

    Updated: Deploying Endpoint Clients

    29 November 2021

    Updated: Performing Push Operations

    14 November 2021

    Updated: Configuring Client Settings

    Updated: Connected, Disconnected and Restricted Rules

    Added: Connection Awareness

    10 November 2021

    Updated: Connected, Disconnected and Restricted Rules

    07 November 2021

    Updated: Active Directory Authentication

    04 November 2021

    Updated: Client User Interface Settings

    03 November 2021

    Updated: Introduction

    Updated: Setting Deployment Agent

    02 November 2021

    Updated: Configuring the Endpoint Policy

    01 November 2021

    The Computer Management view on the left navigation panel was renamed to Asset Management

    Updated: Configuring the Endpoint Policy

    31 October 2021

    Updated: Configuring the Endpoint Policy

    31 October 2021

    Updated: User Interface

    28 October 2021

    Updated: Configuring the Data Protection Policy

    21 October 2021

    Updated: Giving Remote Help to FDE Users

    Authentication before OS Loads Pre boot

    14 October 2021

    Updated: Deploying Endpoint Clients

    13 October 2021

    Updated:

    Introduction

    11 October 2021

    Updated:Configuring Media Encryption & Port Protection

    Advanced Settings for Media Encryption

    Media Encryption Remote Help

    Media Encryption Access Rules

    10 October 2021

    Added:

    Recent Tasks

    07 October 2021

    Updated:

    Known Limitations

    Connected, Disconnected and Restricted Rules

    01 October 2021

    Updated:

    26 September 2021

    Updated:

    13 September 2021

    Updated:

    02 September 2021

    Added:

    31 August 2021

    Added:

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    05 August 2021

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    14 July 2021

    Updated:

    22 April 2021

    Rebranded the product name across the Administration Guide - from SandBlast Agent to Harmony Endpoint

    06 April 2021

    Updated:

    29 March 2021

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    22 March 2021

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    25 February 2021

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    23 February 2021

    Rebranded the product name.

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    11 November 2020

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    Updated:

    04 November 2020

    First release of this document.

    The Harmony Endpoint service in the Infinity Portal was updated.

    This Harmony EndpointAdministration Guide replaces these:

    • Harmony Endpoint Management Platform Administration Guide

    • Harmony Endpoint Cloud Management Platform Administration Guide