FEATURE : ENDPOINT SECURITY or thread , in real-time ,” she said . “ By understanding the execution behaviors of all applications , programs and processes in real-time , EPP should provide ultimate defense against any type of attack .”
According Elouazzani organisations must adopt a holistic endpoint security management practice and for this , they need complete visibility into their cyber environment . “ You can ’ t protect what you can ’ t see , so it ’ s imperative for organisations to be able to map what is on a network and fingerprint devices to see what is connected ,” she said . “ With the help of an AI-driven endpoint protection platform , organisations can easily identify and see each and every device connected to the network .” an organisation has is the ability to deliver a robust endpoint . He noted that endpoint security solutions , endpoint configuration hardening and user awareness are key to achieving this . “ It is also crucial to achieve visibility and protection independently of the user ’ s location , ensuring security efficiency whether an endpoint is on the corporate network or not ,” he said . “ Cloud services are massively useful here , but they come at the cost of the organisation trusting the endpoint security vendor with potentially sensitive telemetry data . Therefore , any evaluation should include an assessment of what data is required for the vendor to deliver a successful service and how the vendor is protecting the organisation ’ s data .”
Edison Mazibuko Technical Director , DRS
Palo Alto Networks ’ El Kodsi , said clearly , the pandemic has altered the ways of living , working and doing business , forever . El Kodsi said with the adoption of remote or hybrid work models , solution providers in the endpoint space need to work closely with CIOs , CISOs or IT heads of organisations and have full visibility into remote user activity . Rather than only investing in point solutions , they need to help their clients to consider security platforms to maximise integration between systems ,” he said .
At Help AG , Solling said when employees are working remotely , the most important security capability
Looking ahead , Solling noted that endpoint protection has undergone phenomenal development over the last five years and most of it stems from the innovative ability to embed Machine Learning in an agent . He added that another major shift is that agents now typically send the telemetry data they generate into large data lakes operated by the vendors of the solution . “ The more data , the better the solution is at early detection of changes in the behaviour of threats . To an extent , the data that agents produce is becoming the real product offered by vendors , as more data means more protection ,” he said . p
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