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Deployment Checklist: Rolling Out Kaspersky Total Business Security in 30 Days

Week 0 — Preparation (Days 1–3)

1. Inventory: Export a list of all endpoints, servers, OS versions, and critical apps.
2. Requirements: Verify licensing count, hardware specs, network bandwidth, and firewall rules.
3. Stakeholders: Notify IT, security, and affected teams; assign roles (project lead, installers, helpdesk).
4. Backup: Confirm recent backups and recovery plan for critical systems.

Week 1 — Lab & Policy Design (Days 4–10)

1. Test Lab: Set up representative test environment (≈5–10 endpoints + 1 server).
2. Console Access: Install and configure Kaspersky Security Center (or cloud console) in lab.
3. Policy Templates: Define baseline policies: AV, firewall, application control, web/email scanning, device control, encryption, patch management.
4. Exclusions & Integrations: Create exclusion list for critical apps; plan integrations with SIEM, AD, MDM, and mail gateways.

Week 2 — Pilot (Days 11–17)

1. Pilot Group: Select 5–10% of users across departments and OS types.
2. Deploy Agents: Push agents from console; validate silent install and rollback procedure.
3. Monitor & Tune: Check detection logs, false positives, performance impact; adjust policies and exclusions.
4. User Support: Provide quick guides and support channel; collect feedback.

Week 3 — Phased Rollout (Days 18–24)

1. Phase Scheduling: Roll out in waves by department or site (e.g., 25% every 2 days).
2. Automated Tasks: Enable scheduled scans, updates, and patch management during off-hours.
3. Endpoint Hardening: Apply full policy (HIPS, application control, device control) progressively to avoid disruption.
4. Server Protection: Deploy to file/mail/AD servers with tailored policies and testing windows.

Week 4 — Validation & Handover (Days 25–30)

1. Full Scan: Run full on-demand scans and verify no critical detections remain.
2. Reporting: Generate compliance and activity reports; confirm license utilization.
3. Incident Playbook: Document response steps for detections, quarantine, and remediation.
4. Training & Handover: Train helpdesk and SOC staff; supply runbook, FAQ, and rollback instructions.
5. Post-Deployment Review: Conduct lessons-learned meeting; schedule quarterly policy reviews.

Checklist: Quick Reference

• Inventory completed ✅
• Licenses verified ✅
• Test lab built ✅
• Policies defined ✅
• Pilot successful ✅
• Phased rollout scheduled ✅
• Reports & playbooks delivered ✅
• Helpdesk trained ✅

Minimal Technical Settings to Start

• Real-time protection: On
• Automatic updates: Daily (or more frequent)
• Centralized logging: Enabled to SIEM/console
• Scheduled full scan: Weekly (off-hours)
• Application Control: Audit mode first, then enforce after pilot

If you want, I can convert this into a day-by-day schedule or generate agent installation commands for Windows/macOS/Linux.