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Five Ways to Keep Endpoint Protection Simple

By Ashley Leonard, CEO, Syxsense

Endpoint security continues to be more challenging and complex as workplace environments hybridize
and evolve. In fact, research shows that 68% of organizations have experienced one or more endpoint
attacks that compromised data and/or their IT infrastructure. The same percentage of organizations also
found a rise in frequency of endpoint attacks over the last year. These statistics show not only the growth
in attacks, but also that the variance and complexity of these attacks are rapidly changing year over year.
As a result, it’s never been more critical to manage and secure your endpoints. But with everyone talking
about complexity (of attacks and solutions), what are some steps you can take to simplify the process?

Endpoints are the gateway that attackers use to access company data. Leaving them unprotected
exposes your organization to risk and potential attack, not to mention financial, reputational, and legal
consequences. Creating an endpoint security strategy starts with adopting consistent approaches to
protection. While the best way to achieve that is with continuous threat monitoring, detection, and
automation of critical endpoint security tasks, there are some simple steps you should be taking – with
or without an endpoint security solution in place. Let’s dive in.

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