Endpoint Security

Endpoint security consists of a number of different activities such as traditional anti-virus and anti-spyware, as well as other security activities.

There are many endpoint security tools, each with a narrow focus such as:
• Anti-virus
• The personal firewall
• Host intrusion prevention
• Anti-spam agents
• Application control


Yesterday’s endpoint security has little integration. These separate agents are difficult to manage, especially from an end-user standpoint. These agents impact the end-user experience because they consume resources extensively. The amount of processing that is required to look at every virus, every file, every kernel activity, and everything that is happening on a given device is enormous. If a system has different agents that have to look at all the different traffic, the resources consumed may be five or six times more.

Tomorrow’s endpoint security is likely an integrated agent that is focused on stopping all types
of malware, whether it is a virus, a worm, spyware, social engineering attack, or some kind of spam-based attachment.

Hmmm...seems integration is the buzz now...