Endpoint Security
Enforcing and simplifying security on remote devices
The proliferation of PDAs, handheld devices and personal storage such as memory sticks can make protecting data a nightmare. An employee could easily copy, transport and mislay huge amounts of sensitive data. Endpoint compliance solutions prevent data theft or loss and virus infection by running tests to see if an endpoint complies with the corporate security policy before allowing access to networks. Authentication will ensure that the identity of a remotely connected device and its users are verified, before allowing access to enterprise network resources or data. One survey found that the vast majority of companies had had unencrypted computers stolen, while two-thirds take no action to prevent confidential data leaving on portable media.
Endpoint compliance solutions bring benefits such as :
- Greater control for administrators in being able to block devices; devices trying to access the network can be quarantined until they comply with the security policy
- Information capital is properly protected against hardware loss or theft by encrypting data stored on endpoints such as laptops and on removable media
- Data leaving the company is tracked to monitor where it has been copied or moved to Software-based secure remote access authenticates the user not just the device or the login credentials
The challenge throughout is to ensure there is no compromise to security, without increasing administration and management complexity. DNS Arrow can simplify security management with centralized monitoring, reporting, logging and business intelligence. Customers are fully aware of what devices are being used and by whom, and which data has been copied.