Managed Endpoint Protection
WHAT IS MANAGED ENDPOINT PROTECTION?
Endpoint protection is used to prevent file-based malware attacks, detect malicious activity, and provide the investigation and remediation capabilities needed to respond to dynamic security incidents and alerts.
An endpoint is any device that connects to a customer network from outside its firewall. Examples of endpoint devices include laptops, tablets, mobile devices, Internet of things (IoT) devices, Point-of-sale (POS) systems, switches, etc.
Endpoint protection is critical because every remote endpoint can be the entry point for an attack.
Endpoint Protection vs. Antivirus
Endpoint security protects endpoints from being breached – no matter if they are physical or virtual, on or off-premise, in data centers or in the Cloud. It is installed on laptops, desktops, servers, virtual machines, as well as remote endpoints themselves.
Antivirus is often part of an endpoint security solution. Instead of using advanced techniques and practices, such as threat hunting and endpoint detection and response (EDR), antivirus simply finds and removes known viruses and other types of malware. Traditional antivirus runs in the background, periodically scanning a device’s content for patterns that match a database of virus signatures. Antivirus is installed on individual devices inside and outside the firewall.
Network Edge Endpoint Protection – CrowdStrike
Businesses need fast and continuous detection, prevention, and response. That requires unobstructed visibility across all endpoints and the ability to prevent sophisticated attacks in real-time and block persistent attackers from compromising their environments and stealing data.
CrowdStrike offers a new approach to endpoint security. Unlike traditional security or network security solutions, CrowdStrike’s Falcon Insight endpoint security solution unifies the technologies required to successfully stop breaches, including true next-gen antivirus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR), managed threat hunting, and threat intelligence automation, delivered via a single lightweight agent.
CrowdStrike has a 100 percent rating for detecting both known and unknown samples of malware with a false positive rate of zero percent. It collects and inspects event information in real time to prevent and detect attacks on endpoints. Built on CrowdStrike’s cloud-native architecture, Falcon Insight records all activities of interest for deeper inspection, both on the fly and after the fact, so security teams can quickly investigate and respond to incidents that evade standard prevention measures.
The CrowdStrike Falcon Overwatch team elevates detection beyond automation. With one of the most seasoned teams in the industry and CrowdStrike Threat Graph™, a database that processes over 6 trillion events per week, Falcon Overwatch identifies and stops over 30,000 breach attempts per year. When a threat is discovered, the Overwatch team can take action within seconds.