What is Endpoint Security and How Does it Work?
Endpoint security is the process of securing a connection’s endpoints, such as user devices and online accounts.
Endpoints are entryways to the web connection, connecting it to the open internet and other devices.
On its own, it works similarly to how advanced antivirus software works.
But cybercriminals are constantly devising new plans of attacks, both directly and through malicious software.
And while traditional antivirus software relies on recognizing previously-identified viruses, it can’t intercept zero-day andupcoming cyberattacks.
That’s where traditional antivirus software fails but AI and machine learning step in.
In cybersecurity, data, AI, and machine learning build on top of one another.
Insider Threats
Insider threats are malicious security threats to an organization that originate from the inside.
The perpetrator can be anyone from current and former employees to business associates and independent contractors.
But by utilizing behavioral analysis and log data, EDR can detect malicious behavior from inside the data pipe.
It can respond with the appropriate course of action and send out alerts to the IT and security departments.
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