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Ivanti Automates Device Isolation and Remediation to Further Operationalize a Defense-in-Depth Security StrategySALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivanti, the company that unifies IT to better manage and secure the digital workplace, today announced the release of a new version of Ivanti Endpoint Manager, powered by Landesk, and Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager. Simplifying endpoint management and security for IT with an integrated console and workflows, Ivanti Endpoint Manager combines device discovery and inventory capabilities with secure configuration management to operationalize an organization's defense-in-depth strategy. Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager extends prevention support with capabilities including device and application control, and in this release, provides significant new features to automate device isolation and remediation during a security event. "Endpoints continue to pose the greatest security risks in today's enterprise," said Duane Newman, Vice President, Product Management & Marketing, Ivanti. "With the latest release of Ivanti Endpoint Manager, we are helping to streamline Security and IT Operations team processes while working to reduce the attack surface. New security automation in our Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager solution will even detect infected devices, isolate them from the network and remediate them for rapid incident response." "The assault on endpoints is still increasing. Attackers continue exploiting new vulnerabilities and evolving new techniques to compromise endpoints and steal information," said David Monahan, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates. "Once an endpoint is compromised, early detection and the ability to respond quickly and effectively are crucial to minimizing impact and loss. Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager's enhanced automation brings response and recovery to the next level. Isolation is a key component for reducing the spread of malware, especially ransomware, while surgical remediation reduces the admin restoration workload by as much as 80% and employee downtime by as much as 75%." Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager, offeed as an on-premises or hosted cloud solution, now includes capabilities to harden endpoints for true defense in depth. These new automated features enable the rapid recovery of endpoints following a security event while dramatically limiting the spread of malware.
As either an on-premises or hosted cloud solution, Ivanti Endpoint Manager includes the following new capabilities:
Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2017.3 and Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager 2017.3 are available now. Ivanti Endpoint Manager is a proven, reliable solution that consolidates the management of all the devices users access from a single, unified endpoint management suite. Ivanti Endpoint Security for Endpoint Manager detects and prevents security threats on endpoints using media protection, remote endpoint control, security diagnostics, application control and automated patch management technology along with flexible dashboards and reporting. Ivanti: The Power of Unified IT. Copyright © 2017, Ivanti. All rights reserved.
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