Context/Behavior-aware Endpoint Protection and response to meet digital and hybrid workforce requirements

Endpoint security has evolved considerably over the years, but it remains a predominantly on-premises or on-device matter as most solutions require an agent deployed on the endpoints themselves to deliver the necessary functionality. A lot of those solutions do, however, use a cloud backend for analytics and to drive responses such as blocking connections or isolating endpoints.

IDC defines modern endpoint security as products that protect personal computing devices (PCDs, such as workstations and laptops) from cyberattacks through the detection of malicious code and behaviors present or operating within the PCD and then facilitate a counteracting response (e.g., block, remove, or isolate). Modern endpoint security products contain two detection and response mechanisms that are differentiated by response time and human involvement.