Endpoint security is more relevant now than it ever has been. Companies are changing like never before, allowing employees to bring in and work from their own devices. The number of online attack occurrences has increased, and both networks and endpoints are at risk.
And companies aren’t turning a blind eye.
This year’s top IT security priorities show network-based security and endpoint security among other key initiatives for 2017.
Today’s Endpoint Protection Solutions
Don’t get us wrong—businesses are getting more secure as new security solutions develop and roll out. Endpoint protection software for both servers and desktops is adding more functionality in response to the ever-changing threat landscape. Many endpoint protection solutions now offer data protection, along with policy integration, for an increasingly mobile workforce that works off of smartphones and tablets. However, many IT professionals believe these changes aren’t enough.
According to the IT and security professionals that TechTarget polled, 700 of them have active endpoint security projects or technology purchases in the next 12 months. What’s driving these proactive security decisions? Nearly half of respondents stated the need to protect against threats that traditional endpoint security products can’t detect. Another 24% dislike the too many false alerts they receive and the number of endpoints that are frequently compromised. For the other 22%, it’s for reactive reasons; they’re responding to a significant breach.
Those numbers mean many businesses are on the hunt for the perfect endpoint protection solution that features effective techniques to stop unknown threats. Those techniques may include using existing technologies properly, switching endpoint protection software providers, integrating policies across multiple environments, or layering network and endpoint security products. Almost half of the survey respondents believe there are better endpoint protection solutions out there than what they’re currently using.
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The Endpoint Protection Solution You Need
One of the new endpoint protection solutions on the market is the Aruba ClearPass, a powerful and flexible solution that can scale with any organization size. The Aruba ClearPass main functions include making your endpoints more secure, providing your business with more endpoint visibility, and allowing seamless authentication of user devices onto a network.
With this solution, IT administrators can easily identify endpoints and network devices on both wireless and wired networks. With its simplified dashboard, you can see the exact number of endpoints within a business, along with the number classified by family, category, and device type.
Unlike traditional endpoint protection solutions, ClearPass quickly discovers endpoints and their attributes. It has customizable endpoint classification, so new connecting devices can be quickly placed into the relevant device family for security and visibility enforcement.
Businesses also get a single radius-based security and verification point for all wireless and wired networks, IoT devices, applications, and devices. Now, you can create, define, and enforce a consistent access policy based on the type of device, the user, where and when it’s being used, its health status, and its connection type.
Only the Aruba ClearPass can deliver assured connectivity in an environment with multiple vendors and infrastructures. More than 7,000 enterprise customers worldwide use the Aruba ClearPass solution to ensure a secure environment. ACSI is an Aruba reseller partner and experienced in implementing their solutions into various vertical markets including K-12, post-secondary education, government, and energy customers. Effectively protect your business endpoints with the Aruba ClearPass solution.
*All stats and graphs are sourced from TechTarget.
