Endpoint Management

Endpoint Security Management

Whether it is a desktop, notebook, netbook, server, handheld, or removable storage device such as a USB drive, an endpoint can pose a serious security risk to your organization. First, you face vulnerabilities that come from within. Users may be transmitting sensitive data that is not encrypted, accessing mobile networks without the right security settings, running rogue applications, or disabling their firewalls or anti-virus software. What's more, users' applications may not be properly patched or up-to-date with the latest security fixes, leaving endpoints even more vulnerable. Secondly, you face a wide range of external threats. For instance, guest endpoints that connect to your network may be non-compliant—they may be missing the latest Windows service pack, application patches, or the latest anti-virus definitions. Ensuring these guest devices are fully compliant before they enter the enterprise, and remediating security gaps if they are not, is critical. With the seemingly endless array of endpoint security threats, compounded by an increasingly mobile workforce and growing regulatory oversight, it is more important than ever that you secure your endpoints.

Lastly, as organizations grow, their IT environments become more complex. For instance, endpoints continue to flood into organizations (desktops, notebooks, servers, handhelds, removable storage devices, etc.). Each kind of device relies on a different operating platform (Windows, Linux, Macintosh, etc.), and each is loaded with different applications. This complex mix of hardware and software can be overwhelming and a nightmare to manage and secure without standardization and the ability to seamlessly manage new technologies.

Novell Endpoint Management solutions offer identity-based endpoint security management capabilities to protect your organization's confidential information and help you achieve regulatory compliance across physical and virtual environments. Through a centralized management console, you can define and deploy policies that automatically deliver a comprehensive range of security capabilities for your endpoints and users, including personal firewall, wireless connection management, application control, device control, patch delivery, and network access control. Novell Endpoint Management solutions feature unique identity-based capabilities that ensure your end users are always secure regardless of the device they use—security policies adapt based on who you are and where you are located. Only Novell lets you leverage your existing IT investments to deploy these security capabilities on your choice of server infrastructure (operating platform, database, and directory services). In addition, security capabilities are integrated with our endpoint lifecycle management capabilities under a single, unified console, enabling IT to address the growing convergence of IT operations and security. By leveraging Novell endpoint security management, you can dramatically reduce security and compliance-related risk in your endpoint environment.

Which Products Do I Need?

Products that provide Endpoint Security Management:

• ZENworks Endpoint Security Management
• ZENworks Patch Management