Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with digital security and safe digital practices will tell you that building a secure digital environment is not an easy task. Even for businesses that use relatively small and simple systems, creating the right kind of security involves a lot of different things. One of the most important aspects of digital security is endpoint security.
This idea got a bit more traction with the advent of laptops as it increased the kinds of devices that needed to be protected from just desktop computers to also include laptops. In the recent few years, however, we have seen an explosion in smart devices which effectively means there are a lot more devices that can now connect to an organization's network.
For endpoint security, this means there are a lot more devices that need to be catered for to keep the system secure.
Moreover, the kind of endpoint security that we have been using has also evolved a lot over the years. Initially, antivirus was enough, then as we needed to protect data even in the case that a laptop was stolen we had things like mobile device management solutions.
Later on, with IoT and IIoT devices we have even more things that need to be catered to. Alongside this, the kinds of attacks have also evolved and today we are facing many different kinds of threats that need to be safeguarded against on many different kinds of platforms.
Modern Endpoint Security
The latest Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) combine a variety of different solutions. These can include but are not limited to things such as firewalls, data, email, and disk encryption, data scanning solutions, threat forensics, behavioral analysis, and centralized administration.
Many of these developments are designed to target specific problems while others such as firewalls can be applied to nearly all devices. However, the main advantage to using an endpoint security platform is that it allows organizations to see how different security tools are going to work as a whole rather than using specific security solutions that don't work together in harmony.
Another advantage to such a security platform is that it can detect a threat on one attack and then apply the necessary settings on all endpoints to protect them from that attack. This way the organization is able to protect all devices from all kinds of threats simultaneously.
Such platforms can be used as an on-site solution or they can be used as a cloud-based service. The latter has the advantage of being more up-to-date and often more robust as well. In addition to this clients can also choose to purchase additional services such as outsourced SOC and threat hunting.
Endpoint Security Options
Even though many security service providers can be offering overlapping services, the quality of these services can vary a lot. There are a few things that businesses need to keep an eye out for when choosing a service provider. This will include things such as how scalable their product is, what kind of sector it is most efficient for, how cost-effective it is, how efficient it is in threat detection and attack prevention, and also how easily this solution will tie into their existing infrastructure.
Just like any other product, there is a lot of variation in endpoint solutions platforms, ranging from low-quality products that are there just to fulfill a formality to extremely high-end luxury offerings that offer state-of-the-art technology.
It can be challenging to find the right solution for your business so it's a good idea to really research what is available and see what exactly it is that you need for your particular system. You might also want to have a trial run of a solution to see how it will work for you. However, what remains true is that some security will always be better than no security solution at all.
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