Today's business IT environments must fend off an ever-expanding array of cybersecurity risks, so it's easy to understand the temptation to lock down a network to head off intrusion risk at the pass.
But with endpoint solutions like Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys available, there's no need to hamstring worker productivity by forbidding the use of removable media, even in a mixed, hybrid environment.
That's even though reports like the 2019 SANS State of ICS Cybersecurity Survey suggests that half or more of attacks on operational tech or industrial control systems alone could enter via direct physical access, such as with a USB stick.
For USB protection
Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys incorporates a Device Control module which means organisations can either restrict the use of peripheral reports as needed or block them completely.
And there's no need to crack that nut with a sledgehammer -- companies using Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys can assign different levels of trust to devices based on their level of encryption, permitting removable media with a designated level of security enabled to connect.
The solution is not limited to devices’ level of security or global settings for all company computers. Different rules can be created for particular groups, users, computers, or locations -- in the office or working from home, for example, and exceptions can be applied to individuals or departments.
In addition, customers can leverage the Content-Aware module to control the use of alternative file transfer services as well. And it's easy to deploy and use, regardless of platform.
And even for Slack
Data loss prevention (DLP) functionality in Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys can even help organisations secure data and information transmitted over popular chat apps such as Slack.
It’s not hackers that threaten Slack security most, though -- it’s often the users.
Endpoint Protector can be used to prevent any copied and pasted content or sensitive data such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, protected healthcare information (PHI) and so on from being entered into a Slack channel.
Even if a phishing attempt were successful or the channel has an external audience, data cannot be shared by mistake.
All these features work together to help slash overall risk -- not least when it comes to the heavy penalties that can result from data breaches or risky practices these days.
Of course, for maximum protection, all solutions must be coupled with thought-through security policy and practice as standard, but by choosing an offering like Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys, organisations and their IT teams can rest easier on the task of endpoint protection at least.
Endpoint security continues to present a knotty challenge to businesses of all sizes. However, devising and managing the necessary array of rules and restrictions is eased with Endpoint Protector from CoSoSys -- contact us at QBS to learn more.
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