Unit 3 Assignment 1: Technology And Product Review For Endpoint Protection

Case Study #1: Technology & Product Review for Endpoint Protection Solutions – Trend Micro Endpoint protection platforms, colloquia referred to as EPPs, initially began as simple anti-virus or anti-malware programs (Solutions Review, 2017). As cyber threats have evolved over the last twenty years, the need for broader information technology security solutions have also grown. Today EPPs have become a “swiss-army knife” security solution. Gartner Inc. an industry leading technology research and advisory company defines EPPs as “a solution that converges endpoint device security functionality into a single product” (Gartner, 2017). EPPs now not only provide anti-virus services, but also anti-spyware, firewall, intrusion prevention, and application

Trend Micro, founded in the United States with its global headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan, is a proven leader in the IT security field with over 25 years of security experience (Trend Micro, 2017). According to Gartner’s 2013 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms Review, Trend Micro is the “third-largest enterprise anti-malware vendor” in the world that has a strong focus in the “Asia/Pacific region and EMEA” (Firstbrook, Girad, & MacDonald, MAgic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2013). Trend Micro has also supported Interpol, the international criminal police organization since 2014 (Spencer, 2014). Trend Micro provides Interpol with cyberthreat intelligence, support with their National Cyber Review and Global Complex for Innovation programs, as well as counter-cybercrime and digital forensics training activities for the law enforcement community around the globe (Interpol,

Their two major enterprise offerings are Office Scan, for workstations and laptops, and Deep Security, for network security needs (Firstbrook, Girad, & MacDonald, MAgic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2013). Office Scan Endpoint Protection provides a broad selection of security solutions that can be tailored to the needs of the company. It offers advanced malware and ransomware protection, firewall services, file and web reputation, behavioral analysis, file recovery, application control as well as a litany of other security options (Trend Micro, 2017). Office Scan supports Windows operating systems, including Windows Xp and Vista legacy OS’s, and claims minimal impact to device resources, and provides 24hr customer support (Trend Micro, 2017). Trend Micro and their Office Scan platform have also strongly improved between Gartner’s 2013 and 2016 Magic Quadrant EPP reviews, with Gartner noting vastly upgraded application control solutions, as well as needed improvements to their “Control Manager” user interface (Firstbrook & Ouellet, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2016). Gartner lists their malware detection, firewall, application control, and mobile device management features as industry leading (Firstbrook & Ouellet, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 2016). Solution Review an independent review company stated that Trend Micro defends endpoints