WatchGuard EPP
Strong Endpoint Protection Platform

Overview:

CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES

In the ongoing battle to defend your organization, the endpoint is a favorite target for cyber criminals. This means that it is more important than ever to protect and monitor all endpoints that handle sensitive information and connect to systems both inside and outside the corporate network.

In fact, last year over 350,000 new malicious programs were being registered every day. Hackers are targeting vulnerable endpoints, where enterprises store their most valuable assets. The reason? As is so often the case, for economic gain. Malware and ransomware have become some of the most prevalent threats, although paradoxically, the direct costs are not the main problem – rather, it is the downtime they cause. This is forcing enterprises to adopt measures to improve their security posture.

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PROTECT YOUR COMPANY AGAINST MALWARE AND RANSOMWARE

The increasing exposure of companies to new types of malware and threats endangers their security posture, requiring new approaches to help reduce the impact of possible attacks.

WatchGuard EPP is an effective Cloud-native security solution that centralizes next-generation antivirus for all your Windows, macOS and Linux desktops, laptops, and servers, in addition to the leading virtualization systems and Android devices. This complete protection covers all vectors: network (firewall), email, web, and external devices.

It includes a set of EPP technologies to prevent malware, ransomware and the latest threats. One of these technologies checks in real time the WatchGuard Threat Intelligence, a huge repository being fed by the latest machine-learning algorithms, to detect malicious attacks faster.

Moreover, there is no need to maintain hardware and software. Its lightweight agent has no impact on endpoint performance, simplifying security management and increasing operational efficiency.

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CENTRALIZED DEVICE SECURITY

Centralized management of security and product updates for all workstations and servers on the corporate network. Manage the protection of Windows, Linux, macOS and Android devices from a single web-based administration console.

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MALWARE AND RANSOMWARE PROTECTION

WatchGuard EPP analyzes behaviors and hacking techniques to detect and block both known and unknown malware, as well as ransomware, trojans and phishing.

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ADVANCED DISINFECTION

In the event of a security breach, WatchGuard EPP allows enterprises to quickly restore affected computers to the state they were in before the infection with advanced disinfection tools and quarantine, which stores suspicious and deleted items.

It also allows administrators to remotely restart workstations and servers to ensure they have the latest product updates installed.

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REAL-TIME MONITORING AND REPORTS

Detailed, real-time security monitoring is delivered via comprehensive dashboards and easy-to-interpret graphs.
Reports are automatically generated and delivered on protection status, detections and improper use of devices.

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GRANULAR CONFIGURATION OF PROFILES

Assign specific protection policies by user profiles, guaranteeing the application of the most appropriate policy for every group of users.

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CENTRALIZED DEVICE CONTROL

Stop malware and information leaks by blocking entire device categories (flash drives, USB modems, webcams, DVD/CD, etc), allowlisting devices or configuring read-only, write-only, and read-and-write access permissions

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FAST, FLEXIBLE INSTALLATION

Deploy the protection via email with a download URL, or silently deploy to selected endpoints via the solution’s distribution tool. MSI installer is compatible with third-party tools (Active Directory, Tivoli, SMS, etc).

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MALWARE FREEZER

Malware Freezer quarantines detected malware for seven days and, in the event of a false positive, automatically restores the affected file to the system

Key Features:

• Endpoint protection against malware, ransomware and latest threats
• Detailed, real-time protection and reporting
• Managed endpoint firewall
• Malware “freezer” to isolate and recover malware if needed
• Advanced disinfection
• Web filtering and activity monitoring

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Can Your Current Antivirus Handle Ransomware?

The WatchGuard EPP product goes beyond signature-based antivirus to stop malware, ransomware and threats that leverage unknown, zero day vulnerabilities. Even better, it's managed with an intuitive Cloud-based console and lightweight agent that doesn't interfere with endpoint performance

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Strong Endpoint Protection

Endpoints are protected from viruses, malware, spyware and phishing with WatchGuard EPP. We use a comprehensive set of security techniques including signatures, local cache, and even our own proprietary intelligence feeds derived from the malware previously detected with our EDR products. This enables us to find zero day exploits using behavioral heuristics and known indicators of attacks as “contextual rules.”

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Built for Organizations Supporting Many Endpoint Platforms

WatchGuard EPP centralizes next-generation antivirus for all your Windows, macOS and Linux desktops, laptops, and servers, in addition to the leading virtualization systems. Our solution also allows organizations to centrally manage the security and confidentiality of the data stored on their Android smartphones and tablets

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Consolidate Security Management in WatchGuard Cloud

With WatchGuard EPP service, there is no need to maintain management hardware and software. It deploys from our WatchGuard Cloud management platform with a lightweight agent that has almost no impact on endpoint performance. As one platform to manage network, endpoint and authentication products, WatchGuard Cloud simplifies security management and increases operational efficiency.

Benefits:

Multiplatform Security

• Security against unknown advanced threats: detects and blocks malware, trojans, phishing and ransomware
• Security for all attack vectors: browsers, email, file systems, and external devices connected to endpoints
• Automatic analysis and disinfection of computers.
• Behavioral analysis to detect known and unknown malware.
• Cross-platform security: Windows systems, Linux, macOS, Android and virtual environments (VMware, Virtual PC. MS Hyper-V, Citrix). Management of licenses belonging to both persistent and non-persistent virtualization infrastructure (VDI).

Simplify Management

• Easy to maintain: no specific infrastructure required to host the solution; the IT department can focus on more important tasks
• Easy to protect remote users: each computer protected with WatchGuard EPP communicates with the Cloud; remote offices and users are protected quickly and easily, with no additional installations.
• Easy to deploy: multiple deployment methods, with automatic uninstallers for competitors’ products to facilitate rapid migration from third-party solutions
• Smooth learning curve: intuitive, simple web-based management interface, with most-frequently used options one click away

Lower Impact on Performance

• The agent has minimal network, memory and CPU usage, since all operations are performed in the Cloud.
• WatchGuard EPP requires no installation, management or maintenance of new hardware resources in the organization’s infrastructure

Documentation:

Download the WatchGuard EPP (.PDF)