Are Your Endpoints Protected?

When it comes to things like phishing attacks and
malware infections, it’s usually your team members and
their devices, or endpoints, that are involved. These
endpoints are essentially entry points for cyberthreats.
Additionally, mobile threats have spiked due to the
increased reliance the workforce has on their mobile
devices. In the majority of cases these are devices that
weren’t even provided by your company.

Bring Your Own
Device Policies
Most organizations around the country have
adapted a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.
This allows team members to use their personal
devices for work purposes. Although finances are
saved on hardware, your security significantly
declines. That’s why it’s imperative that you
implement endpoint protection solutions.

Endpoint
Security
Endpoint Security safeguards your business network when
accessed remotely by employee devices. Humans and their
devices are the primary way cybercriminals slip into your
network undetected. This is why protecting your endpoints
must be an essential part of your IT planning.
A Managed Service Provider (MSP) offers a number of
solutions that exist solely to ensure that employees are able to
do their work as safely and efficiently as possible. You
shouldn’t have to think about hackers in the middle of your
work day.

Mobile Device
Management (MDM)
A Mobile Device Management (MDM)
solution goes hand-in-hand with a BYOD
policy. It allows you to have certain controls
over the personal devices your team is
using in the workplace. Additionally, it
allows you to create policies to control
access to company data based on what
applications are and aren’t on a team
member’s device and what applications, you
as a business, permit your company
members to use.

Mobile Device
Management
(MDM)
Another significant benefit is secure remote access
for working on-the-go. This aspect of MDM has
become so important because more and more
companies are allowing the flexibility of working
outside of the office. Along with that, in the event
that a team member’s device is lost or stolen,
MDM allows for remote lock and wipe. That way
you don’t have to worry about the security of your
data if the device is picked up by a stranger. Other
benefits MDM has to offer are encryption,
passcodes, data loss prevention, and patch
management to keep everyone on your team
secure.

Multi-Factor
Authentication(
MFA)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become one of the
most secure ways to login to any account. This kind of
solution offers an extra layer of protection when users are
accessing the network. Similarly to MDM, it contributes to
safe remote access as well. This allows for identity
confirmation when users are connecting outside of the
office.

Multi-Factor
Authentication (MFA)
MFA requires two methods of verification to
confirm your identity. They are usually something
that you know like a user name and password, and
something that you have like a smartphone or
tablet. It confirms the identity of the user before
they access the network and can be implemented
in areas including SSL VPN logins, Citrix, Office 365
and more. Identity and access management is
more important than ever due to a combination of
on-going cyberthreats and the necessity of having
a password for any kind of account you have.

Single Sign-On (SSO)
Depending on your industry, you might require
more than a few management applications to get
your day started. Sometimes up to four or five and
work cannot begin until everything is loaded and
ready to go. For many organizations, this consumes
a lot of time which ultimately leads to a decline in
productivity.
SSO allows you to enter your credentials just once
to access all of your cloud-based work applications.
This significantly simplifies the login process and
makes the beginning of the day much smoother so
employees can get right to work instead of waiting
to login.

Single Sign-On (SSO)
Additionally, your Managed Service Provider has a team of security
specialists that have an overview of who accessed certain
applications at what time. This positively contributes to the state of
your organization’s password security. It greatly reduces the risk of
lost, stolen, forgotten or weak passwords. It also eliminates password
related downtime.
Another security benefit is IT monitoring and management for your
organization. With this, your employee’s username and password
pair act as a single security token you can control. You can enable or
disable user access to multiple systems, platforms, apps, and other
resources.

Encryption
Management
Encryption Management safeguards your data and ensures your
compliance requirements are met. Our encryption platforms work by
taking the sensitive data out of your emails and locking it in a secure
web portal. You’ll never have to worry about losing another email
again either.
Encryption protects your data through the encryption of your files,
folders, and hardware. It makes certain that only those with
allowance can access your hard drive. In addition to that, it can be
used for removable media like USB flash drives and external hard
drives.

24/7 Monitoring
Finally, one form of protection that never fails is your Managed Service Provider and the
team of professionals watching your network at all times. At the first sign of a security
threat they’re handling the issue. This allows you to focus more energy on your own
business and mission. Your team acts as an extension of your company and will protect it
as such.

The protection of your endpoints can make or break your business if your
under cyberattack. Contact The TNS Group today to learn more about
Endpoint Security solutions.

Are Your Endpoints Protected?

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