Technology Magazine July 2021 | Page 166

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AppGuard
Based in New York , AppGuard has only been around since 2017 and employs zero-day endpoint protection for laptops , desktops and servers for both large and small businesses , as well as individual consumers . Its technology prevents breaches by blocking applications from performing inappropriate processes while allowing them to continue performing normal actions . It uses adaptive policy enforcement ( APE ) to prevent a whole range of advanced threats . It doesn ’ t rely on scanning known signatures or patterns to identify good from bad files but sits at the kernel level .

“ AppGuard uses adaptive policy enforcement ( APE ) to prevent a whole range of advanced threats ”

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Cisco Systems
Based in the original Silicon Valley , Cisco has been a big name in the world of IT since the mid-1980s and claims to have ‘ built the internet ’. It has 266 office locations in 115 countries , employs 35,000 people and serves enterprise clients , governments , utilities and educational institutions worldwide . Its security platform is Cisco SecureX which integrates the company ’ s solutions Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ), Extended Detection and Response ( XDR ) and zero trust .
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