As enterprise endpoints multiply, protecting device data and workflows—both on-network and in the cloud—is vital to defending against cybersecurity threats.
With the growing number of endpoints compounded by remote work and bring your own device (BYOD) policies, cyber threats are becoming more focused and frequent.
It is up to IT administrators to safeguard enterprise devices by implementing endpoint security measures, monitoring threats, and ensuring compliance across the organization before breaches occur.
Table of contents
- The business impact of unsecured endpoints
- Main types of enterprise endpoint security solutions
- Features to look for in endpoint security solutions
- How Samsung Knox delivers unified endpoint security
The business impact of unsecured endpoints
Without enterprise endpoint protection, an enterprise is at risk of data breaches, leading to legal penalties and reputational damage. Downtime from compromised systems, the diversion of resources away from business goals to address threats, and the loss of intellectual property, such as trade secrets, further compound these challenges. It’s clear why endpoint protection platforms are increasingly essential for safeguarding modern enterprises.
Main types of enterprise endpoint security solutions
Various endpoint security solutions have been developed to address the risk of cyber threats to an enterprise. Each solution plays a vital role in a big-picture cybersecurity and device management strategy and is available in on-premises or cloud-based models.
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM): EMM is a set of technologies, policies, and processes that help organizations manage and mobile devices, applications, corporate data and associated networks used by employees.
Mobile Device Management (MDM): MDM solutions enable IT administrators to remotely manage and secure employees' devices, by enforcing policies, configuring settings, monitoring usage, and protecting data.
Unified Endpoint Security (UEM): UEM is a software solution that allows IT admins to monitor, manage, and secure all end-user devices using a single tool, regardless of operating system or location.
Features to look for in endpoint security solutions
Endpoint protection services offer more than just protection from viruses and threats. IT administrators can also use these advances services to monitor, set-up, and track enterprise devices.
Essential endpoint security software features might include:
Application management
Application management functions that enable IT admin to make, monitor, and adjust permissions on a smart list of trusted apps that can run on the devices.
App management solutions automatically block applications that don’t meet security standards or behave suspiciously.
Existing system integration
Solutions that communicate easily with the other tools in your existing software suite. Open APIs need to work with network monitoring systems, or intrusion prevention tools to create a stronger, more connected security system.
Multi-layered protection
Multi-layered protection that uses multiple defensive mechanisms to safeguard endpoints against diverse cyber threats. Rather than relying on a single solution, it combines various tools and technologies to create overlapping layers of defense, including antivirus and malware, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), mail filtering, patch management, and more.
Remote device lock
The ability to secure lost or stolen business devices by locking, suspending, or limiting their use. Alternatively, the option to remotely wipe the entire device or specific data as needed.
Location tracking
GPS-based location tracking to help enterprises closely manage assets and optimize workflows. Location tracking allows IT admin to monitor the last-known location of devices on a map, and send commands to lost or stolen devices.
Device analysis
In-depth data tracking that offers deep insight into how devices are being used and enables security teams to address potential issues before they affect operations.
How Samsung Knox delivers unified endpoint security
A unified endpoint management (or UEM) solution like Samsung Knox Suite makes the ever changing landscape of remote work, and mobile, cloud-based work possible, giving IT admins the oversight and power to manage devices, wherever they need to be.
Samsung Knox has an award-winning UEM solution for managing and securing endpoints. Traditional endpoint security often involves separate tools for different tasks, however, unified endpoint security integrates these functions into a single platform, providing centralized control, seamless management, and improved threat visibility across all devices.
Samsung Knox Suite - Enterprise Plan tightly integrates core features for enterprises that prioritize device security.
Manage your enterprise devices with Samsung Knox
As enterprises grow and endpoints multiply, robust endpoint security is no longer optional—it’s essential for protecting sensitive data, ensuring operational continuity, and mitigating costly cyber threats. IT administrators play a pivotal role in safeguarding these devices, and choosing the right tools is critical.
Samsung Knox Suite offers a unified, all-in-one solution to simplify endpoint security management while providing advanced protection features. Experience the difference in securing your enterprise—try Samsung Knox Suite today.