What is endpoint protection software is the question the owner or office manager who has been handed security asks when the provider's quote lists an agent per device: it is the program on each laptop and phone that stops known malware, watches for behaviour that looks like ransomware, and reports the device's state to whoever manages it. 3rd party patch management is the half of patching that the operating system's own updates do not cover: the browser, the PDF reader, the meeting app and the accounting package, each with its own fixes and each a way in when they are old. This page is about the agent and the other half of patching, and the free policy sheet on this site sizes the written programme that says which devices carry the agent, from the organisation's own facts with no account.
What the agent does
Stops known malware by signature, stops unknown malware by behaviour, isolates the device when it sees something it cannot stop, and reports all of it. Antivirus was the first of those; endpoint protection is all four, and CISA's small-business guidance names it among the basic controls.
The other half of patching
The operating system updates itself; the browser, the PDF reader, the office suite and the line-of-business application do not, or not reliably, and the attacker knows which of them is old. 3rd party patch management is the agent or the provider patching those on a schedule, and the schedule belongs in the organisation's policy.
The policy behind the agent
Which devices carry the agent, what happens to one that will not run it, who reviews the report and how often: the device policy in the organisation's set, which the policy sheet on this site sizes at 12 people, 8 systems with their own login, remote work, card payments and personal devices is a set of nine policies, 27 hours to draft, 13.5 hours a year to keep reviewed and $1,822.50 in the first year at $45 an hour on the worked example. Hardenvo Pro writes it from the organisation's facts and keeps it current at one flat price.
Questions people ask about what is endpoint protection software
What is endpoint protection software?
The agent on each device that stops known and unknown malware, isolates the device when it must and reports its state.
What is 3rd party patch management?
Patching the applications the operating system does not update, browser, PDF reader, office suite, on a schedule the policy sets.
Does Hardenvo sell the agent?
No. It writes the device policy the agent enforces and keeps it current; the agent is the provider's or the organisation's purchase.