Protection Side Of The Market

Trace3 particularly singled out endpoint protection platforms and endpoint detection and response in its report. Endpoint protection platforms bring together multiple security functionalities into a single offering, including firewall, anti-virus, application security, IPS, anti-spyware and more, as well as integrating that with vulnerability, patch and configuration management. Campbell said there are a mix of incumbent players, such as Symantec and McAfee, in this space, as well as up-and-coming companies such as Cylance, Webroot, SentinelOne and Kaspersky Lab. Other players include Sophos and Trend Micro, he said. While an EPP platform still falls in many ways into some of the more traditional areas of endpoint security, Campbell said it should be considered as a complement to offerings focused on detection and response.