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The bigger question here is the relevance of endpoint security like Avast in the grand scheme of things. It seems like the effectiveness of these solutions has
by cenal 11y ago
The bigger question here is the relevance of endpoint security like Avast in the grand scheme of things. It seems like the effectiveness of these solutions has waned in the last 10 years. I've read that the most effective way to combat endpoint infections is to limit the user privileges for the endpoint user. No local admin nonsense and you mitigate 90% of endpoint issues.
- vmateixeira 11y agoI disagree. In my opinion, giving less control to the endpoint user means you still need to rely blindly on what's between two endpoints - although, on this way, you cannot control it. I think the most effective way to combat endpoint infections would be to teach people on how to browse the web securely.
- arthurfm 11y ago> No local admin nonsense and you mitigate 90% of endpoint issues. According to Kaspersky [1] it's possible to mitigate 85% of threats by restricting administrative privileges, using application whitelisting and keeping the OS, browser(s) and applications patched. [1] https://securelist.com/blog/software/69887/how-to-mitigate-85-of-threats-with-only-four-strategies/ https://securelist.com/blog/software/69887/how-to-mitigate-8...