Arming Endpoint Users, Managers and Admins In the
Ransomware Battle
The newly released Cigent Endpoint Data Protection Platform
protects data from ransomware, data exfiltration, and data loss, providing a
comprehensive portfolio of endpoint data protection offerings. As ransomware
and malware continue to threaten productivity, Cigent's solution stands out
with its proactive protection approach.
Cigent looks to equip the largest force in IT - the global
community of endpoint users, managers, and administrators - to proactively
protect themselves against ransomware and other threats before they can strike,
and sustain productivity under attack. It provides layered security including
zero-trust access control, hidden drives, and AI capabilities to stop all
endpoint attacks without compromising daily operation and enabling workforce
productivity throughout an attack.
The Cigent team, recognized as some of the world's leading
data exfiltration specialists, reverse-engineered their own processes to create
a solution that proactively protects data against threats This platform is the
first known commercial solution to consistently safeguard Microsoft Windows
endpoint device data against every attack, allowing businesses to continue
operations with minimal user impact and minimal administrative demands on IT
resources.
Brett Hansen, Cigent Chief Growth Officer, emphasized the
need for a new approach: "Fundamental changes are long overdue. The detect and
respond approach is insufficient with today's threats as it doesn't provide
protection of endpoint data or enable worker resilience during or following a
successful breach - an important capability that will grow more crucial as
AI-enabled attacks increase frequency and severity of endpoint compromise. The
Cigent Platform is an entirely new failsafe that delivers endpoint protection
for the modern workforce. It protects endpoint data from threats, remote or
physical, allows users to continue to operate even if a device has been
compromised, and with a user-empathy design that mitigates user impact,
prevents burdening IT and security staff."
Traditional endpoint and data security products have been
repeatedly proven ineffective at stopping ransomware, malware, and advanced
persistent threats from disabling endpoints. With fully 68% to 70% of data loss
incidents occurring at the endpoint, the Cigent Platform is designed to counter
these threats effectively.
Key features:
- Zero Trust Access Control:
Verified, policy-driven step-up access control protects files from
unauthorized access using AI and integration with major authentication
solutions.
- Hidden Data Drives:
Attackers cannot see or locate protected drives, ensuring data remains
hidden at the sector level until unlocked with step-up authentication.
- AI Threat Defense: AI
monitoring elevates threat levels instantly when ransomware or malware
attempts to access data, integrating with EDR solutions to enhance
protection.
- "Set and Forget"
Operations: Automated protection that requires no direct intervention or
administration by security or IT resources.
- Data Protection and
Sustained Usability: Minimal impact on end-user experience and continued
device usability during an attack.
The platform's layered defense approach assumes that PCs
will be compromised and provides protection both at rest and in use. By
leveraging software, hardware, or dual encryption, Cigent ensures foundational
data-at-rest protection. Additional hidden partitions on SSDs provide extra
security, making data invisible to attackers. Zero-trust access controls
maintain data protection with minimal user disruption, and integration with EDR
and SIEM solutions elevates protections instantly based on threat status. Cigent's
AI detects malicious data activity and secures files proactively.
Chris Steffen, Vice President of Research with Enterprise
Management Associates, praised the platform: "Ransomware and malware continue
to erode productivity and plague companies. This endpoint protection platform
clearly reflects the company's mission: Cigent's founders and lead developers
are among the world's leading data exfiltration experts, who reverse-engineered
their own processes to create a new solution that doesn't just respond - it
protects data. Just as important, Cigent is arming organizations with a new
approach to cybersecurity that sharply reduces the burdens on endpoint and
security managers."
To see the Cigent Endpoint Data Protection
Platform - Demo: https://www.cigent.com/thinkshield-data-defense-cigent