Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR): Cisco Secure Endpoint – PROTECTION

Testing protection against fully featured attacks

SE Labs tested Cisco Secure Endpoint against targeted attacks based on the Turla threat. These attacks are designed to compromise systems and penetrate target networks in the same way as the advanced persistent hacking group known as Turla operates to breach systems and networks.

There are many opportunities to spot and stop attackers. Products can detect them when attackers send phishing emails to targets. Or later, when other emails contain links to malicious code. Some kick into action when malware enters the system. Others sit up and notice when the attackers exhibit bad behaviour on the network.

Ultimately you want your chosen security product to prevent a breach one way or another, but it’s more ideal to stop a threat early, rather than watch as it wreaks havoc before stopping it and trying to clean up.

Cisco Secure Endpoint (Protection) Results

Cisco Secure Endpoint scored a 100% Protection Accuracy Rating for blocking every threat at the initial delivery stage. The product did not generate any false positives, meaning that it didn’t wrongly detect or hamper harmless, legitimate software.

It also prevented all of the malicious activities from running, incurring no penalties for allowing the full or partial execution of targeted attacks.

Sign up to our monthly business and personal security newsletters.