{"id":3846,"date":"2019-03-13T15:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2019-03-15T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T13:54:35","slug":"the-new-endpoint-security-mantras-for-your-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/the-new-endpoint-security-mantras-for-your-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Endpoint Security Mantras for Your Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you have endpoint security mantras?<\/h2>\n
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How do you feel about your enterprise\u2019s endpoint security solution? <\/span><\/p>\n

Do you feel comfortable with it? Do you feel familiar with it? How long has it protected your enterprise? If you answer positively to these questions\u2014if you selected your solution years ago\u2014then you have a problem. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The phrase \u201cfamiliarity breeds contempt\u201d should never hold truer than for cybersecurity. If you still deploy and maintain a legacy endpoint security solution, you must begin the process of replacing it with a next-generation endpoint security solution. Immediately. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? Legacy solutions, especially legacy antivirus, can\u2019t offer your business the protection you need to thrive safely in the modern digital marketplace. Only a next-generation endpoint protection platform can fortify your digital perimeter and deter modern hackers in the first place. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But just selecting a new solution at random doesn\u2019t help you in the way you\u2019d think. Picking a solution rashly or to solve a singular problem only results in bloated and clashing architecture; integration issues and security holes may arise, creating a self-defeating IT security environment. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to embrace the new endpoint security mantras\u2014those disparate pieces of digital wisdom which can help you select the most fitting endpoint security solution. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, these endpoint security mantras should guide your thinking and help you recognize the top priorities in selecting a solution. You should repeat these endpoint security mantras as you consider making a new selection and as you consider updates and patches for your current one. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Every Attack Begins at the Endpoint <\/b><\/h2>\n

Among our endpoint security mantras, this must appear so simple. Yet, simultaneously, so many enterprises continue to neglect it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Every attack truly does begin at the endpoint. Thus each needs protection to deter and deflect as many hackers as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your enterprise can\u2019t afford to neglect this vital part of your InfoSec. Indeed, plenty of threats directly target specific endpoints. Cryptojacking malware<\/a>, for example, tends to dwell on an individual endpoint to exploit their processing power. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Endpoint security can\u2019t prevent 100% of all attacks\u2014no cybersecurity solution can make such promises. However, the more fortified your digital perimeter, the less likely hackers target your enterprise. Hackers are only human, after all; they\u2019ll prefer easier targets as a rule. <\/span><\/p>\n

The digital perimeter undergoes continual evolution as more enterprises adopt the cloud and undergo their digital transformation. However, users still interact with the cloud through their endpoints. Hackers may treat endpoints as stepping stones to their real targets, but why give them any stepping stone at all?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hackers Adapt and I Must Adapt<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many IT decision-makers still harbor images of hackers as lonely, black-hooded teenagers hiding in their parents\u2019 basement. While certainly those hackers exist to this day, hackers now more commonly work in pseudo-corporate structures. Hacking is, for many threat actors, their professions. Much like other professions, they aim to do as efficient a job as possible. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, hackers experiment with new attack tactics and algorithms to improve their cyber attacks\u2019 profitability. They collaborate over the Dark Web to innovate and swap industry tips. New hackers can take advantage of support services for purchased malware kits. <\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, hackers continue to adapt; their threats evolve to bypass legacy solutions and evade traditional detection and prevention capabilities. Therefore, your endpoint security must also adapt to keep pace with them. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your IT security team must continually monitor and maintain your endpoint security solution to ensure its optimal performance. Your endpoint security should incorporate the latest threat intelligence into its prevention and detection so it can catch the latest threats, as just one example. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, your team should also ensure the solution remains up-to-date with regular patches and updates. Patches close security holes before hackers can exploit them, and updates bolster your threat intelligence. Neither should remain on your to-do list for long.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visibility is Key<\/b><\/h2>\n

As part of your endpoint security mantras, ask yourself these questions: <\/span><\/p>\n