Detecting and stopping attacks on devices 6 companies
Old antivirus checked each file against a list of known bad files, so a new attack that was on no list got through. Today's agent records every program, file and connection on the device, spots the behaviour of an attack, and stops it. This is called endpoint detection and response (EDR).
N-ableN-able sells endpoint security and device management to managed service providers: IT firms that run the IT of thousands of small businesses at once.BengaluruHiring now
SentinelOneSentinelOne built its endpoint detection and response around AI from the start. It has engineers in Bengaluru.BengaluruHiring now
SophosSophos, from Oxford, sells endpoint protection, a firewall and a service in which its own team watches the alerts for the customer. Most of its customers are mid-sized companies. It has engineers in Bengaluru.Bengaluru
CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike is one of the largest companies in endpoint detection and response. It opened a development centre in Pune in 2024.
TrellixTrellix was formed from McAfee's business for companies, merged with FireEye. It sells an endpoint platform together with tools for the security team, and has engineering in Bengaluru.
FortinetFortinet is here for FortiEDR, the endpoint agent that it sells together with its network security equipment.See alsoNetwork security, firewalls and SASEManaging work devices 6 companies
A work laptop is registered with the company, set up with its settings, kept up to date with fixes, and wiped when the employee leaves. This software does all of it from one place, for thousands of devices. This is called unified endpoint management.
JumpCloudJumpCloud sells a cloud directory, the master list of users and devices, with single sign-on and device management built in. It replaces Microsoft's directory for companies that never had a Windows server.Bengaluru · Delhi NCR · PuneHiring now
42GearsIncludes AstroFarm by 42Gears42Gears, from Bengaluru, makes SureMDM, which manages single-purpose devices such as warehouse scanners and restaurant tablets for customers around the world. It also makes AstroFarm, a service for testing apps on real phones.Bengaluru
NinjaOneNinjaOne sells IT operations software to managed service providers and to companies' own IT teams. Its security role is installing fixes on every device.
IvantiIvanti is here for its device management, and for fixing software flaws in order of danger, the most dangerous first.BengaluruHired recentlySee alsoIT service management (ITSM) and IT operations softwareProtecting work phones 2 companies
Phones are attacked in their own ways: through dangerous apps, links in text messages and fake Wi-Fi networks. Software on the phone spots these attacks, even on a phone that the company does not own.
Security apps for consumers 4 companies
These companies sell security to people rather than to companies: antivirus, a VPN that encrypts your internet connection, protection against identity theft, and blocking of scam calls.
GenGen was formed when NortonLifeLock bought Avast. It owns Norton, Avast, AVG and LifeLock, and has engineers in Chennai.ChennaiHired recently
McAfeeMcAfee sold its business for companies, which became Trellix, and now sells only to consumers: antivirus, a VPN and identity-theft monitoring. It has a centre in Bengaluru.BengaluruHired recently
What's changing
The agent is starting to act by itself.
Until now, the agent raised an alert and a person in the security team decided what to do. Newer agents use AI to investigate the alert and take the first steps on their own, such as cutting the laptop off from the network, before a person looks at it.
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