While many businesses have been forced to work remotely to survive the pandemic, working from home has been wildly successful, winning over employers and employees alike. According to the HP Wolf Security Blind Spots report, more than 80% of office workers regularly work from home, 23% expect to work primarily from home after the pandemic, and 16% plan to share their work between home and office . However, the sudden and unexpected rush to work from home has left many businesses vulnerable to cyber threats, with the FBI reporting a 400% increase in cyber attacks. The key to most of these attacks is a failure in endpoint security, and HP has the solution.
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Endpoint Security: What is it and why is it important?
Anyone who has tried to protect a business knows the vulnerability that occurs when accessing the network remotely. After all, it doesn't matter how secure your house is if you start handing over the keys to someone. However, while remote access is a challenge, it is not new, but something that has been exacerbated by the recent influx of remote workers. The solution is endpoint security, which focuses on devices with remote access to your network to ensure compliance. And endpoint security isn't just a niche concern; According to IDC, 70% of security breaches start with an endpoint. Whether it's on the client side of your business or the back-end where your employees access your network, if you can force the devices that connect to your network to follow security measures, you can protect your business against most of cyber attacks.
HP Wolf Security: The (Not So) New Name in Endpoint Security
While HP Wolf Security * represents a new generation of endpoint security, it is backed by more than 20 years of research and development at HP. By unifying decades of innovation under a single banner, HP Wolf Security empowers your employees and customers to securely access your network from virtually anywhere. It also relieves IT teams that may struggle with endpoint security because they don't have control over all devices accessing the network. HP Wolf Security starts at the hardware level, but extends to software and services. However, what really stands out about HP Wolf Security is that it is based on Zero Trust principles. Zero Trust is based on the idea that, whether from an external or internal source, nothing should be automatically approved. Instead, everything that connects to their systems must be verified before access is granted. Assuming that all endpoints can be compromised, protection becomes the primary goal, and that goal remains at the core of HP's security approach.
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Zero trust - based on isolation and containment
The key to the Zero Trust approach is isolation and containment technology. Also known as micro-segmentation, this helps separate risky behavior like checking your email or running unknown apps from other digital activities. This is essential because, according to IDC, 99% of endpoint security breaches are the result of the user clicking something they shouldn't have, often via emails that seem trustworthy enough to fool even the best malware detection. Each activity that can be run separately exists in its own virtual machine. This is even more important as social engineering and phishing become more and more compelling. Even if a user clicks on a malicious link, the connected malware cannot spread to the rest of the network or even necessarily to the rest of that endpoint. Once the user leaves the micro VM, the malware is gone and never has a chance to create problems for the user or the company. This approach maximizes your protection while ensuring the sustainability of your network. There is no need to predict what creative new approach to cybercrime will emerge tomorrow or even necessarily detect threats. Malware stays confined where it can't harm your business.
HP Wolf Security - The Protection Your Business Needs
The digital landscape is constantly changing as cybercriminals use newer and more creative ways to mislead people. Endpoint security is not only one of the most effective means of protection, it is absolutely vital. This is the single most important tool you can add to your arsenal to protect your network and data as we move to even more remote work. Coming from one of the most recognizable names in technology, HP Wolf Security can be your partner in building that defense.
- HP Security is now HP Wolf Security. Security features vary by platform; see product data sheet for details.
** According to the FBI.