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Endpoint Security
Endpoint security is the process of protecting devices like workstations, servers, and other devices (that can accept a security client) from malicious threats and cyberattacks. Endpoint security software enables businesses to protect devices that employees use for work purposes or servers that are either on a network or in the cloud from cyber threats.
The modern business landscape is seeing an increasing volume of cybersecurity threats from increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals. Hackers launch a cyberattack every 39 seconds, with a daily total of 2,244 attacks. Endpoints are one of the most common targets, given the sheer number of them in use to connect to networks. According to Strategy Analytics insight, there were already 22 billion connected devices in 2018, which is predicted to rise to 38.6 billion devices by 2025 and 50 billion devices by 2030. As a result, Verizon’s threat report found that up to 30% of data breaches involved malware being installed on endpoints.
Every endpoint that connects to the corporate network is a vulnerability, providing a potential entry point for cyber criminals. Therefore, every device an employee uses to connect to any business system or resource carries the risk of becoming the chosen route for hacking into an organization. These devices can be exploited by malware that could leak or steal sensitive data from the business.
Benefits of Using Modern Endpoint Security
Proactive Threat Prevention
Advanced features stop attacks before they cause damage, protecting against both known and unknown threats.
Reduced Attack Surfaces
Vulnerability management, application control, and Zero Trust reduce the potential for attacks to succeed.
Data Protection
DLP solutions secure sensitive information and prevent leaks.
Enhanced Visibility and Response
XDR and centralized management provide visibility into threats, allowing for faster, more effective responses to incidents.
Optimized Security Operations
Cloud-based solutions and MDR offload burdens from in-house IT teams, freeing up resources.
Compliance
Robust endpoint security helps meet various regulatory compliance requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
Endpoint Protection vs Antivirus
Antivirus software helps businesses detect, eliminate, and prevent malware from infecting devices. Antivirus solutions are installed directly on endpoint devices, such as laptops, PCs, network servers, and mobile devices. These solutions detect malware by scanning files and directories to discover patterns that match the definitions and signatures of a virus. They can also only recognize known threats and must be updated to detect the latest malware strains.
Endpoint security threat prevention is fundamentally different from the approach of antivirus software. Instead of protecting an individual device, endpoint security solutions protect the entire business network, including all of the endpoints connecting to it.
There are several significant differences between endpoint protection and antivirus software.
Significant differences between endpoint protection and antivirus software.
Device Coverage
Protection From Threats
Continues Protection
Advanced Internal Protection
Enterprise Wide Control
Integration
Device Coverage
Traditional antivirus programs are designed to protect one single device, such as the antivirus programs placed onto laptops to keep them secure. Endpoint security solutions, on the other hand, look to protect all of the connected devices across an entire enterprise network.
Protection From Threats
Antivirus solutions use a signature-based detection process to discover and protect businesses from potential risks. This means if a user has not updated their antivirus program, then they could still be at risk. In contrast, endpoint security solutions connect to the cloud and update automatically, ensuring users always have the latest version available.
Continuous protection
Antivirus solutions use a signature-based detection process to discover and protect businesses from potential risks. This means if a user has not updated their antivirus program, then they could still be at risk. In contrast, endpoint security solutions connect to the cloud and update automatically, ensuring users always have the latest version available.
Enterprise-wide control
Traditional antivirus solutions typically only notify a user when a threat is detected. The risk will then need to be analyzed and investigated in person by a security professional. But endpoint security solutions provide a centralized portal that enables admins to monitor activity, install, configure, patch, and update software, investigate any suspicious traffic, and resolve issues remotely. It also enables admins to carry out these actions to multiple endpoints at the same time, which speeds up issue resolution for employees and saves IT and security teams huge amounts of time.
Advanced internal protection
Traditional antivirus programs can block malware, but they do not prevent employees from putting sensitive data on a USB drive and stealing it from the organization. Endpoint solutions offer greater protection from threats like data loss and data leakage through technologies like data encryption and data access controls. This ensures unauthorized employees cannot get hold of data beyond their access rights and steal or sell it. Endpoint security also utilizes advanced technologies such as behavioral analysis that enable businesses to detect threats based on suspicious behavior from external and internal sources.
Integration
An antivirus solution operates as a single program that performs a specific function. But an endpoint security approach offers the important advantage of integration, whereby various solutions are included within a suite that can be easily integrated for more comprehensive security protection.
Why Should you Choose CodeRedOne for your Endpoint Security?
The CodeRedOne team uses nearly a decade of experience in the industry to help detect, contain and resolve even the most sophisticated cyber threats on your behalf. At CodeRedOne we create simple, smart, and scalable endpoint security solutions that provide 24/7 monitoring and response to clients across all industries. We use powerful AI technology, enterprise endpoint security tools, and deep learning tools to deliver fully featured endpoint protection services so that you are never less than prepared against zero-day threats and security frauds.