Advanced Endpoint Protection

Let's face it; antivirus software is rapidly becoming obsolete.  By itself, antivirus software is not an adequate cyber security strategy.  But why is that?  To understand why, you must first understand how antivirus works.  Your preferred antivirus of choice (Norton, McAfee, AVG, etc.),  operates by scanning your computer files.  It identifies a virus, or other types of malware, by recognizing what we call "signatures."  Each program that you have on your computer or other device has a certain signature that identifies the program as legitimate or otherwise.  So how does your preferred antivirus of choice know if a program is a virus or not?  All programs that are identified as malicious are added to a database of known malicious programs.  With that being said, traditional antivirus is only capable of detecting a virus when the security community has identified it as such.

So how does this help you when a newly created virus or other form of malware is downloaded onto your device?  Short answer; it doesn't.  Many antivirus vendors state that their product "stands up to and protects you from ransomware."  But do they?  Of course, they are capable of adding these newly found programs to their database of malicious programs, but how does that protect you when the threat is unknown?

That is where Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) comes in.  This solution automatically quarantines any unknown programs.  For this platform, we have partnered with Comodo Cybersecurity.  Through Black Stag Cyber Security, you can purchase subscriptions for Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection, and it will not cost you any more than if you purchased directly through Comodo.

Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection used the Default Deny Platform TM to block malicious files, and it will automatically quarantine unknown files into a virtual container via the use of Intelligent Automatic Containment technology.

An additional tool in this solution is Comodo's VirusScope technology, which is used to analyze any unknown files to detect malicious behaviors.  This is also known as heuristics.  This cloud-based solution gives a verdict on the unknown file in about 45 seconds.  The verdict is based on static, dynamic, and even human analyst interaction.

Once a malicious file is detected, it is removed.  Good files are allowed to run on the endpoint.  Unknown files remain contained in a lightweight virtual container until they are determined by VirusScope to be either a good or bad file.

In case you think this sounds like a resource-heavy program that will take up all the space and computing power on your system, there is no need to worry.  Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection uses negligible computing power, and only uses up about 10 megabytes.  

Another added advantage is that this solution can be used on both physical devices (this includes mobile devices), as well as virtual machines.

If you are ready to protect your endpoints with this technology, contact us today!