Endpoint security: What makes it different from antivirus solutions
TechRepublic / By Michael Kassner March 7, 2011
Big-time emphasis is being placed on endpoint security. Trouble is: Ask three people what it is and you get three different answers. Michael Kassner tried to get some consensus.
From a penetration testing perspective, the NSS Labs reports are useful in determining not only how robust a client's endpoint protection is, but what the probability of existing infections are for their workstations. A company using a product on the weaker end of the scale is likely to have a higher chance of botnet agents and credential sniffers.