Endpoint Protection Buyer's Guide

This white paper serves as a buyer's guide for endpoint protection, addressing the critical security challenges organizations face in safeguarding their endpoints. It outlines the evolving threat landscape, particularly the increased risks associated with remote and hybrid work environments, which have expanded the attack surface for adversaries. The document emphasizes that traditional endpoint solutions have often been insufficient, treating endpoints merely as device management tools rather than recognizing them as prime targets for cyberattacks. The guide details the essential components of a modern endpoint protection strategy, including the necessity for advanced detection and response capabilities, the integration of artificial intelligence, and the importance of a cloud-native approach. It also discusses the need for a unified security platform that consolidates various security tools to enhance visibility and streamline operations. The paper concludes by identifying five key elements that constitute effective endpoint protection, including prevention, detection and response, identity threat detection, threat intelligence, and managed threat hunting.