I was thrilled to catch up with Syxsense during Black Hat USA 2024. Syxsense is a cybersecurity company that provides unified endpoint management and security solutions. The company specializes in offering tools for managing, securing, and monitoring endpoints across a wide range of devices and operating systems. Syxsense combines patch management, vulnerability scanning, and endpoint protection into a single platform, making it easier for organizations to detect and respond to security threats in real time.
Syxsense’s solutions are designed to help businesses of all sizes maintain strong cybersecurity postures by automating the management and protection of their endpoints. This proactive approach enables organizations to reduce their attack surface, ensure compliance, and improve overall security operations. The company is known for its user-friendly interface and its ability to provide comprehensive visibility into the security status of all managed devices.
Organizations are increasingly confronted with the threat of cyberattacks as vulnerability exploitation re-emerges as the dominant initial attack vector. According to Kevin Mandia, Mandiant CEO, the number one vector for initial attacks in 2023 was vulnerability exploitation, a marked shift from phishing as the primary attack vector in recent years.
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Unified Endpoint Security with Syxsense
So how can organizations, as Mandia recommends, reduce their attack surface, improve their patch management, and better respond to incidents?
With a unified endpoint security solution that can help prevent vulnerability exploits by proactively and continuously identifying and remediating endpoint vulnerabilities and security risks. Gartner defines unified endpoint security in Hype Cycle for Endpoint and Workspace Security, 2024, as “an architectural strategy that integrates endpoint management and security teams, workflows and tools. Integration fosters faster time to respond and remediate, while addressing the underlying causes of security issues.”
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