1.6 Endpoint Security Management

  • Data Encryption Policy: Added the ability to exclude specific removable storage devices from being encrypted. For details, see the Data Encryption Policy in the ZENworks 11 SP4 Endpoint Security Policies Reference.

  • VPN Enforcement Policy: Added the ability to detect Internet access or VPN connectivity by monitoring pings or continuous packet streams to specific network addresses. For details, see VPN Enforcement Policy in the ZENworks 11 SP4 Endpoint Security Policies Reference.

  • USB Connectivity Policy: Simplified the access settings for USB devices by removing the Always Enable and Always Disable options. Any access settings assigned to individual devices now override the device group access settings. In addition, the device list is ordered so that access settings are applied from top to bottom. For details, see USB Connectivity Policy in the ZENworks 11 SP4 Endpoint Security Policies Reference.

  • Network Adapters: Added the ability to create network adapter definitions and assign specific adapter types (wireless, wired, dialup/cellular, or virtual). Several features (locations, Communication Hardware policies, and VPN Enforcement policies) require ZENworks to detect the network adapters on a managed device. In some cases, detected network adapters provide incorrect information for their adapter type. This can negatively affect intended behavior when determining the device’s location or when enforcing the Communication Hardware policy and VPN Enforcement policy. By defining a network adapter and assigning it a type, you can ensure the expected behavior for locations and policies.

  • Device Import: The Data Encryption policy, Storage Device Control policy, and USB Connectivity policy each have removable storage device lists that can be populated by importing devices from a Device Scanner file. The import for each of these policies has been improved to identify the recommended data fields versus the advanced data fields, and to allow you control over which data fields are imported. For details, see Data Encryption Policy, Storage Device Control Policy, and USB Connectivity Policy in the ZENworks 11 SP4 Endpoint Security Policies Reference.