Device as a Service – The Next Evolution of Endpoint Security
Regardless of industry, CIOs need every tool at their disposal to beat cybercriminals. “Good policies that align to business strategy are key”, says Jonathan Gohstand, director of security product marketing at HP. “So too are the right technologies. However, these alone are not sufficient. After all, the best firewall on the market will leave businesses vulnerable if not configured correctly. Lacking correct management and oversight, enterprise security systems become like a Swiss cheese, one which is mostly holes.”
The same is true of endpoint security, and it’s for this reason that the managed service concept is being extended into this area. Uptake of Device as a Service, for example, is growing fast, with global market expected to reach $455 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 39.40% between 2022 and 2030.1
According to Trevor Gordon, senior product manager device as a service, at HP: “The DaaS model is in part so attractive because the underlying logic is clear: who can configure and manage a device better than its manufacturer? By taking devices as a managed service, businesses can rest easy that the security capabilities are set up in full and managed right across the device lifecycle up to when it is retired, and data wiped.”
Gordon adds: “The model also fits well with the trend towards ‘invisible IT.’ Workers want and need to be able to get on with their jobs without having to think about whether they are clicking on a malicious link or getting bogged down by onerous security policies and systems. DaaS meets this need.”
With HP, for instance, DaaS customers benefit from devices that are secured with full-stack security, with layered resiliency from hardware to cloud. This includes CPU-enforced malware prevention; the ability to remotely locate, lock and wipe a lost or stolen PC; and zero-trust device capabilities.
Moreover, thanks to AI-driven device monitoring, users can get on with their work safe in the knowledge that their devices are continually being managed, remediated and patched remotely by HP. When something goes wrong, there’s no long wait for an IT ticket to be logged. Remediation can occur in a matter of minutes so that productivity and availability isn’t compromised.
Finally, with HP DaaS, devices gain yet more protection through HP Proactive Insights, which delivers advanced device-level analytics to help continually improve security controls.
In the past, security was the practice of building a defensive wall around the enterprise. That model is no longer fit for purpose. In a digitally connected world where workers are anywhere and infrastructure distributed across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, zero-trust is the guiding principle for letting people access networks and devices on a least-privileged basis. Devices are nowadays the key attack target since this is where the user, internet, data and apps come together.
Gordon concludes: “For CIOs today the goal is for people to verify who they are and what they are doing every time they encounter corporate resources. The challenge becomes how to order, deploy and manage devices and network resources with this zero-trust mindset in place.”
In this context, managed services are key. From an endpoint perspective, DaaS helps CIOs secure their ecosystem with a straightforward opex model that adds simplicity to their environment and frees up time for IT to focus on other things. Without DaaS in place, businesses will find they’re not ready for what the future has in store.
HP’s managed solutions and services are well positioned to ensure resilience, productivity and employee experience in a rapidly evolving digital and cyber landscape.
1 Straits Research, “Device as a Service (DaaS) Market Size is projected to reach USD 455 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 39.40%: Straits Research,” September 2022 https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/09/19/2518605/0/en/Device-as-a-Service-DaaS-Market-Size-is-projected-to-reach-USD-455-Billion-by-2030-growing-at-a-CAGR-of-39-40-Straits-Research.html
