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You're in for a bad time trying to run Cylance or something similar at home. I generally have a positive opinion of Cylance having run it for 3 years. I think w
by jm4 7y ago
You're in for a bad time trying to run Cylance or something similar at home. I generally have a positive opinion of Cylance having run it for 3 years. I think where those types of products shine is in larger environments where the end user is your biggest risk, you have layers of security and it's worthwhile to invest the effort in getting your AV config right.
I would never put that thing on my home machine. I know what I'm doing and I know what's on my own machine. My usage patterns at home are much different than at work so I'm not worried about phishing emails, fileless malware, PDF and .doc exploits or whatever. I'm more concerned about my webcam, known malware, casual drive by stuff, some basic parental controls and something low maintenance that will stay out of the way. I keep my machine patched, installed BitDefender and called it a day.
- unsignedint 7y agoWell, I'm talking about the specific version of the Cylance PROTECT intended for homes, which I believe similar engine sans memory protection and other controls in their management dashboard. I guess it's bad execution on their end, too, not necessarily their engine itself, perhaps. I guess their engine is more appropriate for corporate IT environment where what goes inside gets more vetting on what goes in. The reason I looked at Cylance was part curiosity, and other that that I do manage machines beyond my own use; so "end user is your biggest risk" actually applies to me as far as malware vector goes. In any case, I'm not really sure how Cylance's trying to position for their home offering; seems to allow very little control over its configuration and while protection is inadequate. I haven't use their enterprise version but I'm assuming it gives you a lot more configuration options...