As a company with more than 42,000 associates, EGS (Expert Global Solutions) was presented with a challenge that is encountered by many large companies - how to secure endpoint devices used by remote employees. EGS makes use of Workspace virtualization from RES Software (a form of virtual desktop infrastructure) for remote workers. They needed a way to prevent risky or compromised computers from accessing the virtual workspace. Employee-owned devices, especially when used remotely, are very difficult to monitor and secure. Employers do not want to directly manage these devices, but they are still liable for any breaches they may cause.
EGS selected Gears (MetaDefender Endpoint Management), an endpoint monitoring, management and compliance tool for IT and security professionals, to help them set security policies for employees using remote laptops and desktops. Gears provides visibility to all types of endpoints, displaying the status of installed security applications such as antivirus, firewall, and hard disk encryption, and even offers automatic remediation of risks like outdated antivirus definitions. Gears empowers EGS to set a custom security baseline, allowing them to automatically block non-compliant devices from opening the remote workspace, so that they can reduce the risk of data breach and loss of customers' financial information.
