Security incidents often result from misconfigured policies, not necessarily a failure of a security product itself. Another challenge involves overlooking newly released features that must be manually enabled in endpoint configurations. While the default settings in Bitdefender GravityZone are an excellent starting point, securing your unique environment requires configurations tailored to your specific operations. 

We know that moving past the defaults and creating detailed policies for all your endpoints can be complicated. That's why we've put together a Bitdefender recommendation in a single technical guide: Best Practices: GravityZone and BEST Policy Configuration. 

Technical Guide Purpose

The guide is designed specifically to help you, as an IT administrator, fine-tune your GravityZone policies. The goal is to ensure your endpoints run with maximum efficiency and protection right from the start. 

The guide also offers a systematic approach to configuration, broken down by key areas across the GravityZone platform: 

• General Platform Settings: You can learn how to enhance overall platform security, manage notifications, and organize your network inventory. 

• BEST Agent Policy Modules: This section not only details how to configure all the components running on your endpoints but also includes an update strategy to ensure your endpoints always receive the latest protection efficiently. 

Before Deployment

Remember, never deploy any policy changes directly to your production environment. Always take the time to verify your changes in a staging (testing) environment first. This step is necessary to confirm that the modifications meet your requirements across three critical areas: 

1. Compatibility: Does it work correctly with all your existing applications? 
2. Performance: Does it negatively impact system speed or user experience? 
3. Security: Does it achieve the desired level of protection without introducing new gaps?

With these things in mind, you are ready to get started.

Read the Guide: Best Practices: GravityZone and BEST Policy Configuration

Get Personalized Help: For dedicated assistance with validation, deployment, and configuration tailored to your environment, you can engage our Professional Services team. 

Offer Feedback: For general questions, suggestions, or feedback on this guide, please email the TechZone team directly at techzone@bitdefender.com