HPCA provides options to manage the security tools. The tools can be enabled or disabled, definitions can be updated, and scans initiated. The tools can be enabled selectively based on the Product Name, Product Version, or the Vendor.
HPCA also gives you the ability to discover anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall tools running on your devices. The Security Tools Management dashboards and reports provide the following information:
Security Tool | Information Available |
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Anti-virus | Name and version of the product installed Whether the tool is currently enabled Last time the tool performed a full system scan Last time the virus definitions were updated Specific version of the current definitions |
Anti-spyware | Name and version of the product installed Whether the tool is currently enabled Last time the tool performed a full system scan Last time the spyware definitions were updated Specific version of the current definitions |
Firewall | Name and version of the software firewall installed
Whether the firewall is enabled Rules used by that firewall (applies to Windows XP SP2 or later service packs and Windows Vista firewalls only) |
See the following topics for more detailed information:
Unlike compliance or vulnerability management, security tools management does not require you to download extra “definition” files. All of the knowledge about gathering information about security tools installed on a device is embedded in the scanner. As necessary, HP Live Network updates the scanner to support newly released security tools (anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewalls).