IT security | end point security

In an increasingly wireless world, mobile devices such as laptops and PDAs are connecting to dangerous, unprotected public networks.  Without safeguards on these mobile devices themselves, they can be compromised and wreak havoc on an internal network when they are brought back into the corporate environment.

In the past, the majority of time, money, and effort was spent on securing an organization from the outside world – mainly the internet.  However, with more and more wireless Hot Spot, high speed access from home and hotels, mobile workers are now exposed to external threats on a regular basis.  Organizations must be able to protect these end point devices – they are on the outside of the firewall!

In addition to protection, controlling the configurations of these end devices and ensuring that corporate software policies are being followed is also a challenge.

End-point security addresses all of these issues.  An agent running on the machine ensures compliance to policy.  These policies may include preventing the use of internet file sharing utilities which are inherent security risks and are generally used for illegal sharing of applications and multi-media .  With end-point security, administrators can ensure that rogue applications such as SpyWare and other harmful threats are stopped.   They can also ensure that a workstation only contains those applications deemed acceptable by the IT staff.  For example, an end user can have full administrator access, but can only install applications approved by the IT department.

End-point Security Solutions include: