{"id":4557,"date":"2021-05-12T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T18:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T18:19:22","slug":"whats-changed-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms-epp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/whats-changed-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms-epp\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Changed: 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The editors at Solutions Review highlight what\u2019s changed in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), the report\u2019s latest iteration.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Technology research giant Gartner, Inc. recently released the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP<\/strong><\/span><\/a>). <\/span>You can download it here<\/span><\/a>. Gartner researchers define endpoint protection as \u201cplatforms [that] provide the facility to deploy agents or sensors to managed endpoints including PCs, servers and other devices.\u201d These include the capabilities that prevent file-based and fileless malware, control over software and scripts, and the ability to investigate incidents and remediate evasive threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, Gartner researchers note the importance of behavioral analysis as a threat detection capability and optional management capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms: Present and Future<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the present, Gartner frames endpoint protection as a component of basic digital security hygiene, necessary for malware protection. In fact, Gartner praises it as a means to lower the risk of cyber-attacks. However, the researchers also note the importance of examining and investing in more advanced capabilities to extend protection to more evasive threats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms discusses EDR with language reminiscent of SOAR (security orchestration, automation, and response, even using some of those components by name. Indeed, the report calls EDR\u2019s automated response capabilities highly desirable.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As to the future: Gartner predicts that by the end of 2023, cloud delivery of EPPs will exceed 95 percent of all deployments. Moreover, by 2025, 50 percent of enterprises using endpoint detection and response (EDR) will use managed detection and response (MDR).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the report, researchers evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the providers it considers most significant in the marketplace. Then, it provides readers with a graph (the eponymous Magic Quadrant) plotting the vendors based on their ability to execute (Y-Axis) and their completeness of vision (X-Axis). The graph is divided into four quadrants: Niche Players, Challengers, Visionaries, and Leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Solutions Review, we read the report (<\/span>available here<\/span><\/a>). Here\u2019s what we found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s Changed In this Report?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

The 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) is the 13th iteration of the report; Gartner did not release the Magic Quadrant for the 2020 year. As always, Gartner evolved its inclusion and exclusion criteria to match with current market innovations and demands. Thus Malwarebytes and Palo Alto Networks failed to meet the exclusion criteria despite appearing in previous reports (both, alongside Tanium, are named as Honorable Mentions). Only one new vendor, Cybereason, appears in the current report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, Gartner chooses to list 30 inclusion criteria based on solution capabilities for the report, with 15 being mandatory. These include the ability to detect known and unknown malware without relying on updates, automatic threat removal upon detection, and the ability to collect suspicious event data on devices operating outside the corporate network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These inclusion criteria operate in tandem with Gartner\u2019s market-based exclusion criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, the total number of vendors appearing in the Magic Quadrant for 2021 is 19: Bitdefender, BlackBerry (Cylance), Broadcom (Symantec), Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, ESET, FireEye, Fortinet, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, Panda Security, SentinelOne, Sophos, Trend Micro, and VMware Carbon Black.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s Where and Why?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Niche Players<\/b><\/h3>\n

Niche Players, by Gartner\u2019s definitions, provide the core of necessary capabilities but are often confined through service to particular geographic or customer sizes; this means they can still be solid choices for enterprises that fall within their specialized use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Niche Players this year are FireEye, Bitdefender, F-Secure, Blackberry (Cylance), Fortinet, Check Point Software, and Panda Security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the 2021 vendors moved more to the left than in the last iteration almost en masse, demonstrating less Completeness of Vision overall. F-Secure moved substantially to the right, edging closer to the line separating Niche Players from Visionaries. Also, Fortinet moved to the right, appearing now closer to the middle of the quadrant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, almost all of the listed vendors moved up and down on the \u201cAbility to Execute\u201d axis. FireEye moved so far up that it nears the Challengers Quadrant. Bitdefender and Blackberry both moved down, as did Panda Security. Meanwhile, both Check Point and Fortinet moved up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gartner praises:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n