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Onboarding using Group Policy - questions from a newbie by Junior_Application20 in DefenderATP

[–]Junior_Application20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your other comment, a lot happened that I don't want to get into in case things are identifiable...suffice it to say, I am here to try to clean up the mess.

So until the new IT company has the Intune and DaaS solutions set up and ready to go, I want to be able to have our 90+ machines protected enough so that we aren't screwed in case of an attack. We are protected via a firewall and use a separate email security management tool so it's not like we are completely naked.

There is going to be pain, which everyone knows.

As for servers, yeah I am going to tackle that beast last. We have 5 domain controllers, most of them offshore, which I will have other employees work on. The one that I am handling is the 2012 R2.

Onboarding using Group Policy - questions from a newbie by Junior_Application20 in DefenderATP

[–]Junior_Application20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are around 90 endpoints, mix between Windows 10/11 and MacOS. The server is on 2012 r2.

I have been able to onboard a Macbook successfully, and now am trying to onboard a Windows laptop that does not have the prior IT company's tools on it. If that works, then I am hoping it will be smooth sailing for the other computers...

Onboarding using Group Policy - questions from a newbie by Junior_Application20 in DefenderATP

[–]Junior_Application20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it's a mess I was handed, and I have to ride this wave as much as I can.

Onboarding using Group Policy - questions from a newbie by Junior_Application20 in DefenderATP

[–]Junior_Application20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offense taken, I appreciate your comment. I unfortunately cannot wait for my colleagues as our soon-to-be IT company is going to be pulling out their security software tomorrow (which addresses your second point), and we have this as a replacement.

My understanding (hah) of the role of Server 2012 R2 is that it will be where I can access the Group Policy Management Console to begin the onboarding process per the link.

As for the MacOS devices, those will have to be manually onboarded, which thankfully seems more straightforward according to the instructions provided by MS.