Kaspersky Lab secures its place in Gartner critical capabilities for endpoint protection platforms report
As endpoint threats and user demands for cyber protection continue to grow, Kaspersky Lab has been recognized by Gartner for its endpoint protection platform (EPP) suite, designed to help businesses keep up.
Kaspersky Lab Endpoint Protection Solutions have been named as one of the top three EPP vendors in Gartner’s Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms report.
The report evaluated the capabilities of vendors to meet the needs of three distinct types of organization: those looking for flexible and customizable solutions; those demanding a blend of prevention and detection response capabilities; and those deploying prevention-focused solutions. 21 vendors were analyzed for the report and given a score for the following critical capabilities: prevention, console alerting and reporting, EDR core functionality, EDR advanced response, third-party integration, EPP suite, managed services, geographic support, and OS support – with the combined scores making up their overall position.
Kaspersky Lab’s total score positioned it in the top three vendors across all use cases, with a score of, 3.56, 3.76 and 3.86out of 5 score for the type A, B, and C use cases respectively, with its products recognized as being a good fit for type C organizations looking for a cost and resource-effective, integrated solution.
“As every company has different resource and budget constraints when it comes to securing their business from threats, each of them needs access to effective endpoint protection with a configuration tailored to address their unique challenges. As security is a regularly shifting landscape, we are constantly updating our endpoint products to keep pace with every business need, helping organizations to stay one step ahead of the cyber threats which plague them on a daily basis. Achieving the top three position across each user group affirms our mission to provide relevant and reliable protection, for any type of threat and any type of business,” said Nikita Shvetsov, Chief Technology Officer at Kaspersky Lab.
The Gartner report also found that the integration and management capabilities of detection and response solutions continue to be key requirements for companies, to help them keep on top of evolving threats. The latest version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business provides customers withmulti-layered protection technologies to defend against different attack vectors. The solution can be fully integrated with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response, enabling business to conduct investigations and robust remediation. The product also gives organizations enhanced visibility and granular management capabilities, to enable them to respond to any cyber challenge which comes their way.As endpoint protection continues to underpin the IT security provision for every business, Kaspersky Lab solutions and expertise will help companies update and evolve their protection to keep pace with the changing threat landscape.
