People who read CSO are more likely to know that endpoint protection is the modern version of the antivirus tools that were used in the past. Okay, so I made up the first part. The second part is, of course, true. Antivirus, better known as antimalware, has evolved a lot since the days of dedicated antivirus servers, daily signature updates, and manual policies.
Endpoint protection is more than just antimalware. If you want to protect the most vulnerable devices on your network: the ones your employees use every day, you need to make sure that the security tools that protect them are up to the job. End-user devices can be targeted by attacks like phishing, malicious software, or spyware. Because there are so many ways to attack endpoint devices, a variety of protection methods must be used to keep them safe.
In addition, the term “endpoint protection” refers to how modern networks are set up, which could include a wide range of different types of devices spread out across multiple corporate locations. This could be done through a virtual private network (VPN) or by using employee-owned devices that are not under corporate control.
This is how endpoint protection is now: It has a lot of new features
Modern endpoint protection suites have a lot of different things in them. If you want to start, you should look for a solution that fully embraces a new hybrid cloud architecture. This could mean that customer devices could be spread out across different networks, such as those under corporate control, home networks, and public Wi-Fi connections.
If you want to keep these endpoints safe, your endpoint protection suite needs to communicate with them on a semi-regular basis. A lot of the time, this communication includes getting log information about scan results and blocked threats, getting software and policy updates (or even instructions on how to roll back these updates), and having management tasks done remotely. Cloud-based machine learning could also be used by more advanced endpoint management tools to protect against zero-day attacks (more on this later).
Keep in mind that cloud-based solutions may be best for some customers, but don’t think that they are the only way to do things. Vendors who have been around a long time still offer on-premises solutions that have many of the same advantages as a cloud-hosted suite. This is especially true for vendors who have been around a long time.
The first and maybe the most important part of managing endpoint devices is getting them set up and signed in. Most endpoint protection software comes with an installer that automatically enrols the device in the software (at least for Windows and Mac). Some solutions let you choose which parts of this installation package are installed and which parts are turned on. Most of the time, existing infrastructure like mobile device management (MDM) solutions or policy-based administration tools can also be used to help with mass deployments.
Even if you don’t use an endpoint detection and response solution, you should think about integrating it with or even including it in your large deployments. EDR helps you protect your endpoints even more by connecting, alerting, and automating mitigation steps when endpoint-based attacks are found. This not only improves the protection your endpoints get when you set them up, but it also helps to keep the damage down if an attack is only partially successful at first (such as a phishing attempt).
Another big reason to look for EDR is when an attack is successful. EDR can help you find the attack that worked, figure out how big and how bad it was for your network, and even figure out what caused it. These options go even further than EDR, which is usually a service where the provider or a partner provides 24×7 monitoring, threat hunting, and analysis services, working closely with your own security staff. This is called “managed detection and response,” or “MDR.” Another option is extended detection and response (XDR), which is a step forward that focuses more on automating some parts of the investigation process and allowing workflow-based remediation.
The basic features of endpoint protection.
Endpoint management is often used to protect against phishing attempts, browser-based attacks, email attachments, and worms. Antivirus, a personal firewall, or even a host-based intrusion detection system are some of the modules that can help protect you from these types of attacks (HIDS). In today’s devices, HIDS is very important because it can keep an eye on how the system is running and how important parts of it are. This way, it can stop unauthorised changes to the system, like adding applications or services to the start menu, changing the registry, or even changing the system directory. Together with traditional preventive security services like antimalware and firewall, HIDS can act as a last line of defence in cases where the first line of defence you used to protect your computer has been defeated.
It takes more than just a few parts to secure endpoint devices. There are always new types of malware and ways to get around security, so antimalware software must grow and become more sophisticated as well. For example, a polymorphic virus can change its signature quickly, making it hard for traditional signature-based protection methods to find it. It’s been around for a while, but heuristic scanning and behavior-based detection can help with polymorphic malware. Machine learning-powered endpoint protection, on the other hand, is better than either method.
Endpoint protection software is used to keep computers safe.
Most of the endpoint protection suites on this list have been around for a long time in the computer security world. This is not an all-inclusive list, though, and inclusion or exclusion doesn’t mean they’re good or bad.
In this case, we’re talking about Bitdefender Endpoint Security, which protect
It used to be that I thought Bitdefender was mostly for protecting things at home, but a quick look at its product catalogue shows that’s not the case. Bitdefender Endpoint Security comes in three flavours, each with more advanced protection. Using Bitdefender’s GravityZone security solution, you can protect your end points as well as your servers, Exchange mailboxes, and mobile devices all from a single pane of glass
It has a console called GravityZone Control Center that can be installed on your own computer and allows you to manage devices across your network. Bitdefender also has add-ons that add more value, like patch management, an EDR solution, and security that works well in virtual environments.