What Is EPP? A Guide to Choosing an EPP Solution for Businesses

The Role of EPP – How to Choose an EPP Solution for Your Business

What is the role of EPP? How should businesses select an EPP solution? In the previous article, NSV introduced what EPP is and how to choose and implement it. In this article, NSV will dive deeper into its role and provide more detailed guidance for businesses when selecting an EPP solution for cybersecurity.
Many people often confuse EPP code used for website administration with security-related EPP. Here, NSV is referring to EPP – Endpoint Protection Platform, an integrated platform for protecting endpoint devices.

What Is EPP?

EPP stands for Endpoint Protection Platform. It is designed to protect endpoint devices within an organization’s IT infrastructure and provides data encryption backup services to secure data at rest.
EPP protects businesses from attacks such as viruses, spyware, phishing, and unauthorized access.

The Role of EPP

The emergence of EPP as an integrated and centralized solution brings multiple endpoint security technologies together on a single platform. This allows an organization’s IT team to manage various endpoint protection tools efficiently while maintaining strong security.

EPP helps protect a wide range of devices—including servers, desktops, laptops, smartphones, printers, routers, and even IoT sensors.

What Is Endpoint Protection? How to Choose and Implement It to Understand EPP

Types of EPP

There are many types of Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), but the most common include:

• Anti-malware
• Web browser security
• Mobile device security
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

How to Choose an EPP Solution for Businesses

Choosing an EPP solution can be complex, but following NSV’s step-by-step approach makes it much simpler. First, evaluate your existing endpoint solutions based on three core factors to determine if they are suitable for implementing an EPP:

• Attack Prevention: Ability to prevent attacks.
• Detection: Ability to detect threats.
• Remediation: Ability to respond and remediate.

Next, ensure the EPP meets the following basic criteria:

Criterion 1:

An EPP should integrate multiple technologies to detect and remediate threats, such as:

• Web browser security
• Threat vector blocking
• Credential theft monitoring

Most importantly, it must include Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies.

Criterion 2:

The EPP must be continuously updated to keep up with the latest threats, not only in Vietnam but globally, to ensure timely prevention and remediation.

Criterion 3:

The EPP should be built on a framework that supports information sharing between security products, including third-party solutions.

Criterion 4:

The EPP should provide centralized management, making it easier for enterprise security teams to oversee. It should also have a simple, intuitive dashboard displaying KPIs, alerts, and current security status.

Based on the information above, we hope that your business has gained valuable new knowledge and can now distinguish between an EPP solution and an EPP code.

If your business is still unsure about which EPP vendor to choose, NSV would like to recommend a highly practical solution: EPP – Cylance Protect Cat. This antivirus software provides superior user protection by leveraging AI technology to block malicious components and zero-day vulnerabilities.

For more detailed consultation about this product, please contact our hotline at 0243.881.3189 or 0243.881.3190.