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Anti-malware is one of the most critical tools in an enterprise's IT security toolbox and is deployed almost everywhere. Its use is so common that it is rarely given a second thought however, and many enterprises are over-provisioning in terms of vendors, and perhaps even analysis points. In these times of serious fiscal belt-tightening, every business should be reviewing their anti-malware infrastructure and identifying ways in which savings can be realized.
Multiple Point no Longer Means Multiple Vendors
The traditional method for deploying anti-malware solutions called for products from different vendors at each point in the enterprise at which analysis could occur. Thus, Vendor A provides the solution that protects the gateway, Vendor B pr
ovides the solution that protects the endpoints, and Vendor C's solution protects the mail server.
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what are the existing technology on security products
Kaspersky, Sophos, and Microsoft Forefront. This next tier of solutions use traditional signature databases to perform anti-malware tasks, and so need relatively constant updates to ensure maximum effectiveness. Because these databases are ever expanding, signature-based tools have a heavier impact on the devices upon which they are installed. However, their low reliance on bandwidth makes them better choices for facilities with slow internet connections.
who are the existing vendors on security products.
Symantec, McAfee,and Trend Micro. These are the top providers on the market and all have made the move to reputation-based filtering. In this model, though a small signature database does reside at each endpoint, this is not the primary investigative technique used. Instead, when the anti-malware solution encounters code, it reaches to the cloud to check the reputation of the software and its source. Reputation is determined initially based on age, dispersion and source of the code and later on validation by expert staff. Reputation-based filtering requires a constant Internet connection to be of the highest value and drastically reduces the performance impact of the anti-malware software.