Endpoint security has been becoming a more prevalent issue year on year as more remote devices connect to corporate networks. Each of these devices, such as laptops, tablets, phones, once connected to the network create an entry point for security breaches. Endpoint security therefore is designed to authenticate each of these devices when they connect to the network and provide a combination of antivirus, antispyware and firewalling.

Using a cloud-based system is the ideal way to protect from threats. The scanning system sits outside of the devices it’s monitoring and analyses and blocks threats before they reach the organisation’s network. The real-time aspect means the scanning workload is taken off endpoints and transferred to virtual datacentres, increasing efficiency. By being cloud-based the threat bank is constantly updated as it monitors globally, rather than just those coming into the organisation.

Compromise isn’t inevitable, although traditional endpoint protection can be run alongside cloud-based protection, it simply can’t keep up with the evolving threat landscape. Operating a zero trust policy, should be enforced upon all endpoints in the organisations. This advanced endpoint protection only allows trusted applications to run and prevents any advanced attacks from executing, this way the attack techniques and path for exploitation can become known and analysed.