"Over 10% of Enterprise IT Assets Found Missing Endpoint Protection"

Security researchers at Sevco Security have found that more than 10% of enterprise IT assets are missing endpoint protection, and roughly 5% are not covered by enterprise patch management solutions.  Approximately 3% of all IT assets are “stale” in endpoint protection, while 1% are stale from the perspective of patch management coverage.  The researchers stated that in the case of a stale device, the agent is installed, but it’s not checking in.  That results in missing updates and probable malfunctioning agents.  The researchers noted that this is particularly insidious because someone might think the agent is installed and working and that the asset is protected, but it isn’t.  Regarding protecting server assets, the researchers suggested that nearly 20% of Windows servers lacked endpoint protection (compared to about 10% of Windows clients and MacOS assets).  The researchers noted that MacOS assets are two or three times more likely to be missing patch management than Windows clients and servers.

Infosecurity reports: "Over 10% of Enterprise IT Assets Found Missing Endpoint Protection"