Passive scanning looks for known threats during scheduled or manual checks. Active protection monitors activity in real time and may block, isolate, or investigate suspicious behavior.
Why it matters
What business leaders should understand
Business endpoints need continuous protection and accountable response. Running multiple competing security products can also create conflicts, so the design should be deliberate.
The right response should reflect your environment, data, vendors, risk, and operational priorities. Use this guide as a practical starting point, then validate important decisions with the people responsible for your technology, cybersecurity, legal obligations, and insurance coverage.
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Practical action plan
Steps your business can take
Choose a supported real-time endpoint platform appropriate to business risk.
Confirm policies, exclusions, tamper protection, updates, and device coverage.
Assign responsibility for alert investigation, isolation, remediation, and escalation.
Test the deployment and remove conflicting or obsolete security agents.
Warning signs
Do not ignore these indicators
- Protection runs only when users launch a scan
- Alerts accumulate without investigation
- Multiple antivirus products conflict or significantly degrade device performance
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