Businesses today are heavily reliant on their IT to be productive. Network security is essential to this. Endpoint security is a way of protecting your company network when it’s being accessed by remote devices such as laptops, cell phones or tablets. Each device connection point creates a weakness in the system, opening your network up to more security threats. Endpoint security focuses on these points.
Endpoint security is kept on a centralized server or gateway in the network and is used alongside the security software that should already be in place on the remote devices. The server authenticates the logins and updates the device software if and when needed.
Here are reasons why endpoint security is essential to your Lincoln Park business.
Your existing software can’t compete.
Basically, endpoint security is better than anything you currently have in place. If you’ve been sensible, your system should have malware antivirus and spam protection software at the very least. With endpoint protection, you don’t need all of those. Endpoint is made up of all of those components in one with a single interface and management capability. Each component works with the others seamlessly. Unlike standalone products that aren't always completely compatible endpoint security won’t cause extra problems for your system.
The capabilities most often included in endpoint protection include anti-malware, application whitelisting, device control, data loss prevention, firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems and storage encryption. Having all of these products under one management system that update regularly means that it’s very cost effective and can be tailored to your requirements for a fixed monthly bill. Say goodbye those huge upfront costs for protection software.
BYOD
If you have a BYOD policy in your company, endpoint security is a necessity. Employee devices may have viruses that they aren’t aware of that can infect your systems or the software they have may not be up-to-date or adequate enough to stop potential threats. All of this can have a major impact on your company. If your IT system fails it can cost thousands of dollars in loss of production and new hardware software to get it up and running again. With endpoint security regularly monitoring your system and the devices, the level of security is higher and your network is a lot safer even with remote device entries.
Threat Increases
It’s not exactly news that cybercrime is on the rise. Ransomware is a popular method for hackers being a style of attack that doesn’t need a high skill set or many resources to put into place. This makes it all the more dangerous to you. Whale phishing is also becoming more common (phishing attacks that primarily focus on richer targets) and businesses definitely fall within that spectrum. In the new norm of BYOD, your employee’s devices can also come under attack in blanket phishing, viruses and a whole range of malware. Hackers are always finding new ways to access systems, making endpoint security even more essential to your Lincoln Park business.
If you’re looking for more information about endpoint protection or how you can keep your business secure, contact Stratosphere Networks at (877)599-3999 or fill out our contact form. Our extensive experience in the IT world enables us to answer any questions you may have and provide solutions to help your business run at it’s best.
