Business as usual when it comes to managing and securing endpoints is no longer affordable. Not just because of tight budgets and shrinking IT staff, but because threats are changing. During the past 15 years, organizations have built up defensive barriers for the servers and databases that house their most sensitive data. But today's polymorphic threats aren't restricted to the data center. These modern threats have moved downstream, to endpoints outside the protective cocoon of the data center, providing hackers an on-ramp to your network. So why don't endpoints receive the same attention as the critical business systems in the data center? A multitude of reasons:
It is too time-consuming to patch these endpoints.
There is a lack of visibility to know that endpoints don't match corporate-defined configuration policies.
The current antivirus solutions are slow, bloated, and impedes business productivity.
The business of managing and securing endpoints is in serious need of an overhaul. The singular approach of using a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all antimalware program to keep your endpoints safe isn't good enough anymore. You can no longer count on antivirus and antispyware programs that were written for Windows 95 to successfully defend against modern threats. Nor can you afford solutions that require too much time, money, and IT staff to get the job done. Too many of the tools available are lacking. They lack depth and comprehensive protection. They lack the automation needed to be efficient. They lack the visibility and control necessary to be effective. And, they lack results for the dollars invested. These critical IT operations require solutions that are architected for today.
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