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Endpoints have become the preferred target for cybercriminals today, as more corporate users and devices operate at home and beyond the protection of traditional security controls. In fact, according to a 2020 Ponemon Institute study, 68% of organizations reported that the volume of endpoint-specific attacks increased over the previous year. While useful for preventing known threats and malicious activity, legacy endpoint protection platform (EPP) solutions alone are simply no longer fit for the challenge.
The modern endpoint-centric threat landscape requires a shift in perspective toward assuming that all endpoints are compromised and untrustworthy by default. Every organization must pair traditional prevention technologies of the past with cutting-edge, intelligent endpoint prevention, detection and response technologies. In short, you must take a multi-level, Zero Trust approach to endpoint security in order to protect your devices, users and sensitive corporate data.
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