UP TO DATE
CLOUD & CYBER
As endpoint devices proliferate on enterprise networks , we understand how companies can manage the cybersecurity risk presented by IoT and working from home
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When putting in place a cybersecurity strategy , perhaps the most crucial area to pay attention to is that of the endpoint – the place where devices such as PCs , laptops , phones , tablets and , increasingly , internet of things ( IoT ) devices interface with a network .
In an enterprise setting , where it is vital that systems and data remain uncompromised , there are accordingly numerous solutions to ensure equal levels of security across an often very large number of endpoints . One of the most basic is antivirus software , ensuring that if , for instance , malware infects an employee ’ s device , it is quarantined then and there without being able to spread .
UP TO DATE
As the number of devices within a network proliferates , it becomes important to ensure endpoint devices are kept up to date with software patches or updates . The consequences of not doing so can be extreme , as we saw with the WannaCry ransomware unleashed in 2017 , which is believed to have
JULY 2020