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Solution Brief

Real-Time Visibility, Compliance and Automated Control for Endpoints

Highlights
Stronger Security | Expand your visibility of enterprise risk to include real-time informationabout 100% of the endpoints on your network, including unauthorized devices and personal devices owned by guests and contractors. Automated Remediation | Exercise immediate control over risky deviceson the network, such as quarantine and/or remediate. Take action from the HP ArcSight console, using ForeScout CounterACT as the enforcement point. Cost Savings | Save time and money throughautomated remediation. Reduce helpdesk calls by reducing the incidence of infection. Produce comprehensive security reports through ArcSight’s centralized reporting capability.

ForeScout + HP ArcSightForeScout has partnered with HP ArcSight to deliver a unique and powerful risk management solution. With this joint solution, you can achieve a more accurate understanding of your security risk postureand respond more quickly to remediate risky endpoints. The result is stronger security and greater operational efficiency.

Figure 1: Endpoint Visibility and Compliance Management Solution from HPArcSight and ForeScout

The Visibility Problem
Today, almost every serious security breach (data loss, advanced persistent threat, etc.) leverages computing assets that are inside your firewall.Any serious attempt to manage security risk must start with complete knowledge of who and what is on your network, and whether those devices are secure. While many types of desktop management systemsprovide some degree of visibility, they often fall short on two dimensions: • Timeliness. We live in a dynamic world where mobile devices attach to the corporate network for a short period of timeand then leave for Starbucks where they can get infected. It is not unusual for over half of the devices on a network to be transient within the past 24 hours. Traditional agent-based systems and...