Having a local network in your business can help minimize expenses in the long run and if the right measures are taken, improve data security. There are, however, upsides and downsides to every internet-related solution. If proper security measures are not implemented, there could be serious and sometimes dire consequences such as data breaches, downtime and even physical hardware damage.
All of the devices, except for the ISP and the Internet, shown in the diagram above, are endpoints of a network.
With the widespread nature of malware and malicious hacking attempts, securing your local server is simply not enough. Every vulnerable machine connected to the network can bring around these issues, thus implementing proper endpoint security is crucial now more than ever before.
Endpoint security refers to securing endpoints, or user-end devices such as laptops, desktops and even mobile devices. All endpoints connected to the network can act as points of access to the enterprise network and thus create points of entry that can be exploited by malicious actors.
Typical endpoint security services include the following:
- Antivirus
- Firewall
- Web filtering
- Email filtering
Why is endpoint security important?
As of 2020, 43% of all cyber-attacks target small businesses and in today’s business world, more common than not, data is the most valuable asset a company has. To lose this data or access to it could put a company out of the game. As a business grows and expands, the number of endpoints, as well as the amount of different types of endpoints grow. These factors alone make endpoint security a meticulous and challenging task.
There are two ways endpoint security measures could be implemented. It could be done on-premises or a cloud-based endpoint security measure could be used. In general, cloud options are more flexible and easier to adapt to your existing infrastructure.
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