Do you know how hackers and other attackers infiltrate your systems? And do you know how to effectively protect your endpoints? Get the quick answer here.
Why Endpoint Hardening is so important
Many cyber attacks target the most vulnerable points. That’s why laptops, PCs, mobile devices, and remote workstations are “under attack.” Unfortunately, these endpoints are often inadequately configured or poorly protected.
Endpoint hardening helps secure these devices so that attackers find as few points of attack as possible.
What is Endpoint Hardening?
Endpoint Hardening, also known as Endpoint Security Hardening, is a facet of System Hardening. The goal is to improve security at the device level to protect endpoints such as laptops or workstations.
To do this, the attack surface of the devices is minimized by, among other things, disabling unnecessary functions, ports, and applications. This is extremely important because most operating systems and applications are inadequately protected or configured insecurely by default.
A professional, in-depth, Secure Configuration, or “hardening,” ensures that common threats such as phishing attacks or specialized hacks come to nothing and cannot cause any damage. Alternatively, attacks are significantly slowed down, allowing an IT security team to respond in a timely and considered manner.
What is the biggest challenge when it comes to Endpoint Hardening?
Endpoint Hardening requires a great deal of detailed work: up to 500 or more settings need to be adjusted, documented, and continuously updated – per system! In heterogeneous IT landscapes with numerous workstations and servers, this process quickly becomes an almost insurmountable challenge.
So what is the solution? How can all the hardening requirements stipulated in numerous IT regulations such as NIS2 and DORA be reliably met? The magic word is: automation.
With Enforce Administrator, FB Pro offers a proven solution that hardens thousands of endpoints centrally, consistently, and without requiring a large workforce.
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Do you have any questions?
Would you like to know more about System Hardening in general and Endpoint Hardening in particular? Or would you like to know how you can use Enforce Administrator to automate System Hardening and implement it in your company? Get in touch with us – our experts are happy to help!