What is Endpoint Compliance? Endpoint security is the securing of entry points (or “endpoints”) of end-user devices such as computers, cell phones, tablets, and embedded devices such as routers and printers, so that they cannot be exploited by malicious actors and campaigns. Endpoint security systems can protect these endpoints from cybersecurity threats either on a network or in the cloud.
All kinds of organizations, including financial institutions, government agencies, and hospitals, must comply with frameworks, whether internal or regulatory (such as PCI, GDPR, HIPAA, etc) when it comes to endpoints. Endpoint compliance technology enables organizations to detect and classify what applications are installed on which endpoint in order to manage and monitor these applications, thereby achieving compliance.
There are many different categories of endpoint security products, including anti-malware, mobile device security, web browser security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and embedded device security. It can be difficult to manage multiple solutions, and they also might not all be able to exchange data with each other. For this reason, you can instead use an endpoint protection platform (EPP), which is more integrated and centralized, providing endpoint security technologies as well as remediation capabilities all in one place.
Here are 10 essential features to look for in an endpoint security tool:
What does endpoint compliance do?
Most security breaches in the past used to come in through the network, but today more threats enter via endpoints, making endpoint protection necessary. Endpoint security software uses application control and encryption to secure devices that access your network. Application control prevents endpoint users from being able to execute unauthorized applications that might create vulnerabilities in the network. Encryption of data on endpoints as well as on removable storage devices helps to prevent data leaks and loss.
Endpoint security solutions often employ both a centrally managed security solution to protect the network in addition to client software that is locally installed on every endpoint used to access the network. Some work on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model which remotely maintains both central and endpoint security solutions. Antivirus protection of the network is important, but it does not always protect individual servers and devices. For this reason it is important to implement a two-pronged approach, securing the network with antivirus software and the endpoints using an endpoint security approach.
Endpoint compliance measures compliance against endpoint security policies and frameworks and remedies issues if and when they occur.
What are the benefits of endpoint compliance?
The benefits of endpoint compliance include:
Who uses endpoint compliance?
Endpoint compliance is used by the security teams of many kinds of organizations which must comply with frameworks, whether internal or regulatory (such as PCI - the payment card industry, GDPR - the General Data Protection Regulation, and HIPAA - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Some of these organizations include, but are not limited to, financial institutions, government agencies, and hospitals.
