Endpoint Security, Techopedia explains, is the client/server information security methodology for protecting a network by monitoring their  endpoints and their corresponding activities, status, software, authorization, and authentication. To do this, a security software is installed on endpoint devices.

One of the biggest problems of IT security personnel these days is securing their networks especially with an increasing number of people accessing the network through different devices. This could pose some serious risks not just to the network but the entire organization; any damage suffered would also impact the business.

With the advancements in endpoint security, various elements are included to prevent intrusion, block malicious software, and monitor endpoint devices for any illegitimate and harmful processes.

With plenty of vendors offering endpoint security systems out there, you may get confused as to which one to rely on. One piece of sound advice for heads of organizations and their IT managers: perform regular security audits to spot flaws and remediate them; update the list of risks that could expose the company to harm;  and then find through a list of vendors around, one that can best attend to these specific concerns.

While the need for an efficient system evolves, here are a few of the features that your endpoint security systems provider should offer:

•         Connect devices securely. According to Insight, 42 percent of those surveyed are actively participating in BYOD (bring your own device) set ups. Exposing the network to these devices instantly means there is a greater risk on data security. For product providers like Cisco, keeping these endpoints safe, even for those accessing networks remotely, can be done by verifying the integrity of trusted devices.

•        Stopping malware. If you ever think that malwares are a thing of the past, you are wrong. Despite many efforts to counter their attacks, several organizations all over the world fall victim to malicious emails and files that instantly ruin an otherwise strong security system. Another way to counter these is by employing endpoint security systems that arrest the threat from entering the endpoint of the device, which is one of its most vulnerable openings.
  
•        Incident management. Round the clock protection is promised but investigating incidents is also important in considering an endpoint security systems provider. The concerned leaders must quickly scope and remediate incidents before they affect the entire network. To make this possible, they should be capable of going deep into activities across all endpoints – doing it fast and automatically.

Advanced and more radical workplace set ups make work environments more fun and productive and yet, these can also pose some serious security threats that no organization could afford to be exposed in. innately, organizations have arsenals of security tools that help keep their system secure. The introduction of endpoint security systems, working harmoniously with other tools, is a sound choice to make. By working together, enhancing the capabilities of one’s IT team, threats are warded off.