What is Endpoint Security?

Endpoint security is a strategy for ensuring that a client device does not present a security risk before it is granted a remote-access connection to the network.

Endpoint security verifies that desktop antivirus and firewall software is in place, systems are patched, keyloggers or other dangerous processes are not running, and sensitive data is not left behind in Web caches and other vulnerable locations.

Endpoint security is an essential function of an SSL VPN.