| Network security is an evolving animal that changes every year. Just as your virus protection changes its signature database, your company needs to change its endpoint security to maintain quality security control throughout your network. Hackers are modifying their approach to attacks constantly and if you don’t change how your network filters out these attacks, then you will lose the war.
Managing endpoint security and control on your network is a key factor in your overall |
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| security. Today endpoint security requires a multi-layer approach. A study done by the European Network and Information Security Industry showed that more than half of all exploits come in the form of browser hijacks and vulnerabilities. Attacks today are also becoming much more blended which means they take advantage of multiple protocols and mediums to accomplish the task. Attacks like these require that all points in your network are covered and endpoint security of the past is no longer effective enough.
The best way to combat against blended attacks today is with a blended or multi-layer endpoint security solution. Intrusion prevention systems are a must. They are not just a solution for enterprise business, but also for small and medium sized business, if not even more so. Today small businesses are becoming a large target for attackers. This is due to the fact that many small businesses process credit card information today, but then lack the budget for a quality endpoint security and control infrastructure. This makes them a an easy target for attackers. Your endpoint security and control infrastructure today contains several features that help protect your network. They typically involve several of the following forms of protection: antimalware, desktop firewall, hardware gateway firewall, intrusion prevent and detection, device control, application monitoring, and network wide event monitoring. All these facets are usually monitored and controlled to provide a comprehensive endpoint security solution. Because each facet can now be broken down into a seperate product in and of itself, it allows for scalability among all business levels. |
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