Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Endpoint Security - Malware Protection

In computer security, the general definition of an endpoint is any device connecting to the network. When talking about endpoint security, the device can be a mobile device, a laptop, a workstation or even a server. Endpoint security is hence securing of these devices by mostly using technology based solutions. One of the important tasks involved in endpoint security is protecting endpoints from malware. Malware is any malicious program that can adversely affect, disrupt and damage the working of the endpoint and on top of that steal sensitive information. The most common types of malware are viruses, worms, Trojans, adware and spyware.

Endpoint security technology solutions provide different set of features that can help in detection and prevention of malware. Apart from detection and prevention, endpoint security also helps in remediating the compromised endpoints. The features provided by endpoint security solutions range from antivirus, personal firewall, exploit prevention, host intrusion prevention to proactive protection capabilities like vulnerability and patch management.

Endpoint security solutions target both known (for which signatures have been created) and unknown (for which signatures are not available yet) malware. The effectiveness of endpoint security solutions against malware detection, prevention and spreading depends on solution configuration apart from the technology and intelligence incorporated into the solution. The endpoint security technology solutions provide easy centralized management. The centralized management helps in getting visibility into the level of security and system health of all endpoints. The centralized management also supports in easy security policy implementation, updating, reporting of critical system events and troubleshooting.

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