Threats today are web –based. The Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Symantec Endpoint Protection stops threats before they can infiltrate a machine. IPS stops vulnerability exploits, Drive-by-Downloads and Fake AV installation.
Get the most out of your Symantec Endpoint Protection product by improving its default settings. Only a few setting changes can make a big improvement to your security. Learn more about our recommended policies
Attacks have moved to the browser . It’s critical that attackers not be able to use Microsoft® Internet Explorer, or Adobe® Reader/Acrobat/Flash vulnerabilities to get on a system. Use each vendor’s auto update or software distribution tools to install patches as soon as they become available.
The simplest method for distributing malware is hidden inside files be shared on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Create and enforce a no-P2P policy, inlcuing home usage of a company machine. Enforce the policy at the gateway and/or desktop. Learn more about using Symantec Endpoint Protection’s Application Control to block P2P at the desktop
Stop Conficker/Downadup and other network based worms from jumping from USB keys and network drives without changing company polices on Open Shares. Learn more
Protect your machines from attacks hidden in PDF files by hardening Adobe Reader. Learn more about using the enhanced security settings available in Reader.
Worms love to spread via networked drives. Unless there is a strong business requirement, close mapped drives. If possible limit permissions to read-only rather than read-write.
Catching threats before they get to the desktop can be done with effective mail and web security scanning. Check that you have a mail security solution which updates frequently to detect the latest bad sender IPs, spam and malware threats at the mail gateway. Consider implementing a web security solution that will protect your organization against Web 2.0 threats, including malicious URLs and malware.
Antivirus signatures are released multiple times a day and IPS content roughly on a weekly basis or as needed. If possible, take advantage of these updates or at least update machines that are frequently infected.
Symantec Endpoint Protection’s application and device control is a power tool that can be used to stop a specific file, block peer-to-peer (P2P) network use or protect critical files and registry entries.
Most malware attacks use social engineering. Education can be highly effective in stopping them. Your users don’t need to be security experts. Today, just remembering four things can keep them protected.
Symantec provides multiple resources to keep you up-to-date on the latest security threats: knowledge base articles, Security Response blogs, Symantec Connect, and the Internet Security Threat Report.
