Hackers are aggressively targeting businesses of all sizes, and they're surprisingly successful. 60% of businesses get hacked every year. One reason for this is because Antivirus systems by themselves are no longer enough for businesses. That's why more and more companies are turning to endpoint security and MDM.
Full suite endpoint security is the easiest and most secure way to protect your business network from unwanted breaches.
Isn't AntiVirus Enough?
Antivirus software by itself is fine for some consumers. However, businesses are far more desirable targets for hackers. Companies need to consider protection for all devices and the entire network including mobile device management MDM. Endpoint security tightens security around every entry point in your network, making it extremely difficult for hackers to breach your network. It doesn't just keep hackers out. It also keeps your sensitive data protected. You can stop sensitive files from leaving the network and restrict employee access to specific locations, depending on their authorization level. This is ideal for the modern work atmosphere.
These days, bringing your own device (BYOD) to work is common. The average employee uses three devices for work, and it's likely the company's antivirus isn't installed on all of them. That's why endpoint security is the simplest way to secure all your company devices, giving employees flexibility, and keeping the company safe.
The Benefits of Endpoint Security
- Mobile Device Management (MDM) options
- Lock and control devices that are lost or stolen
- Control downloads, installs and applications
- 30+ years of award-winning security
- Live Grid, real-time proactive protection
- Spam filtering levels and options
- Attachment or program inspection
- Blacklist lookup
- Pattern signatures
- Behavior monitoring
- High performance, fast, low resource impacting
- Management administration console
- Employee monitoring options
IBM MaaS360 is an enterprise mobility management solution that supports Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS devices. With IBM MaaS360 you can monitor the data usage of devices in real-time and deploy updates to mobile applications from one centralized location. Application updates can be deployed to Windows and Mac OS devices for apps like Java, Adobe, Flash, Apple iTunes, and more. The device security features included with IBM MaaS360 are one of its greatest assets.The device platform can detect and remediate malware on endpoints. Being able to detect malware on devices provides you with an extra layer of mobile security that helps prevent endpoints from being compromised and putting your data at risk.
If you’re looking to monitor IoT devices then IBM MaaS360 is a natural choice. The platform can monitor Google Android, Android Things, Microsoft Windows 10, and Windows IoT devices to deploy security policies to protect the devices from causing security risks.
IBM MaaS360 is one of the easiest to use tools on this list, with a high-quality console for managing devices that would suit the needs of enterprises of all sizes.
Key features:
- Real-time data usage monitoring
- Malware detection and remediation
- 24/7/365 customer support
- Protect Microsoft Office 365 content
- Built-in Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)
- Remote support and control
- Platform for enterprise mobility management
- Bring your own device (BYOD)
- Unified endpoint management (UEM)
- Mobile security
How IBM’s MaaS360 With Watson Platform Is Leading the Industry IDC recently published a MarketScape (competitive vendor analysis report) on enterprise mobility management (EMM) platforms specific to the use cases of ruggedized and IoT device management. Among the key criteria, IDC used to evaluate EMM software vendors for these deployments was the breadth of OSs supported (while the industry moves toward Android and modern OS devices, there is still a large legacy-installed base that must be supported during upgrades, or for organizations intent on extending the life on fleets of older deployed devices).
Additionally, IoT endpoints and connected office devices typically run nontraditional endpoint OSs, such as Linux, QNX, and other embedded RTOS software, requiring more specialized management and security functions.
IBM’s MaaS360 with Watson UEM platform was named a Leader in the “IDC MarketScape: Enterprise Mobility Management Software for Ruggedized and IoT Deployments” report.
Contributing to IBM’s positioning as a leader was MaaS360’s support for a broad range of endpoint device types — from mobile OSs (Android, iOS) to desktops (ruggedized Windows PCs and laptops are still critical to many industries). Additionally, MaaS360 can manage specialized OSs, such as Linux/Raspberry Pi, Android Things, and watchOS — all of which are used in emerging workspace IoT endpoints in the enterprise.
Along with legacy devices, MaaS360 offers support for emerging IoT endpoints, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens platform for business (augmented reality headset hardware and software). Another differentiating capability for IBM was its tie-ins with the company’s larger Watson IoT platform — where MaaS360 UEM deployments feed endpoint device data to Watson IoT for analytics.
Key features:
- Unified multi-platform device management
- Robust security policy enforcement
- Scalable endpoint configuration
- On-device content management
- Secure support for BYOD initiatives
- Automatic device classification
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Automatically apply network policies for managed device characteristics: Device-specific policies can be automatically applied by Cisco Meraki wireless APs to restrict, quarantine, or throttle user-owned devices.
Cisco Meraki client fingerprinting technology immediately recognizes iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac devices, and even lets you apply more restrictive policies for unknown devices.
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