The problem is simple: all the violations begin with the initial access, and the initial access is reduced to two main vectors of the attack – accounts and devices. This is not news; Each report you can find in the threat landscape shows the same picture.
The solution is more complicated. In this article, we will focus on the vector of the device. The risk they represent is significant, so devices such as mobile device control tools (MDM) and the detection and reaction of the endpoints (EDR) are the main components of the organization’s security infrastructure.
However, based solely on these tools to manage the risk of the device, actually creates a false sense of safety. Instead of stupid tools of the organization’s devices are looking for solutions that deliver Device. The Trust device provides a comprehensive approach to the safety of the devices, closing large gaps left behind by traditional devices management. Here are 5 such restrictions and how to overcome them with the help of devices.
1. Zero visibility in unmanaged devices
MDM and EDR solutions are effective for managing and providing devices enrolled in the organization’s control. However, they cannot provide visibility and control over unmanageable devices such as personal laptops or phones, contractors and devices used by business partners.
Unfortunately, these devices still gain access to your corporate resources, and they are the main threat precisely because they are not managed by the company. They cannot follow the security policy (without the disk encryption, without local biometric, is not updated over three years, etc.), and you are not wiser, because you do not have safety traces, making them the perfect entry points for attackers.
How the device’s trust resolves this problem:
The trust of the device provides coverage on all devices that are authenticated, including unmanaged, byod and personal devices. The ideal way to achieve this is a lightweight, easy authenticist that retains a privacy that does not have remote wiping and administrative privileges over the devices. However, it should be able to fix the telemetry of the device and maintain rapid recovery to ensure the risk and safety compliance for all devices in your fleet.
2. Incomplete coverage in operating systems
While many MDM and EDR tools offer supporting popular operating systems such as Windows and MacOS, their Linux and Chromeos coverage is often limited in their capabilities or does not exist at all. This gap leaves the organizations vulnerable, especially those that rely on various operating systems for their operations, such as software engineers and system administrators.
How the device’s trust resolves this problem:
The Trust device provides a wide coating in all commonly used operating systems, including Linux and Chromeos. This gives administrators the ability to evaluate the risk of devices in real time on any device, regardless of the operating system, and block access to devices that do not match the doorstep.
3. Lack of Integration with Access Policy
MDM and EDR tools usually work regardless of access control systems, leading to shutdown between devices security and access control. That is, even if your MDM or EDR escapes suspicious activity, event or behavior from the final point, the signal is unavailable to your access management decision to make real -time decisions about the user’s access to resources.
Without closely linked integration, the organization is not able to pursue access to the risk assessment policy in real -time devices collected from devices management tools.
How the device’s trust resolves this problem:
The credibility of the device pursues an adaptive risk policy in practice, including as many signals available within the access decisions. If the device does not match part -time, it can be prevented access to the company’s data primarily. And if the device refuses to fulfill the requirements, its access should be canceled instantly.
As a bonus, the device that is implemented through the access policy does not violate the productivity of the end users, forcing automatic updates. Instead, the risk of the device is held because it cannot access until the user or their administrator take the steps required to recover.
4. The risk tools control of the erroneous conditions
Drips configurations occur. But the wrong configurations in MDM and EDR solutions can create safe blind spots, allowing the threat to go unnoticed. These erroneous configurations may result from human error, lack of experience or complex system requirements, and they often go unnoticed until the security incident happens.
For example, Crowdstrike requires complete disk access to be able to properly detect and respond. The ability to evaluate not only the presence of the tool, but also the correct configuration is crucial for the protection in depth.
How the device’s trust resolves this problem:
With a tightly related integration with devices management, the trust of the devices can make sure the tool is present on the device, but all configurations are valid for intended. This provides an additional security level to protect against security dries.
5. Limited ability to detect advanced threats
MDM and EDR tools are designed to detect known threats. In particular, MDM offers a telemetry of gross risk with some variations for suppliers. However, they give organizations any opportunity to identify or do anything about any safety risks such as:
- Finding specific processes or sensitive files on your device
- The existence of uniform keys ssh
- Expanding MacOS third party
- Evaluate the availability of apps with famous cve
How the device’s trust resolves this problem:
The device’s credibility provides a fine -grained postal assessment of the device. In combination with tightly related access control, it allows organizations to maintain the safety of devices beyond what devices management tools allow.
Conclusion
In conclusion, while the control tools are important, they are not enough to ensure the safety of the devices. Organizations must accept the approach to the trust of devices, which provides comprehensive visibility, cross-platform support, integration with access management, vigilant configurations and improved threats detecting.
In addition to identity, it is a platform for access management that provides reliable capabilities. To see the platform in action, Contact us today for demonstration.
