Endpoint Protection Service

Endpoint security is the practice of securing every device that connects to your business network, including laptops, desktops, phones, tablets and servers. Each device is a potential entry point for attackers, and without a managed endpoint protection service, a single compromised device can expose your entire organization. For businesses without a dedicated IT team monitoring their device fleet daily, managed endpoint security fills that critical gap and significantly reduces risk.

Endpoint detection and response is an advanced security capability that continuously monitors endpoint activity, detects suspicious behavior in real time and enables rapid investigation and containment when a threat is identified. Traditional antivirus software relies primarily on known threat signatures, so that it catches what it recognizes. EDR uses behavioral analysis and telemetry to detect previously unseen threats, including fileless attacks, living-off-the-land techniques and advanced persistent threats. For businesses facing modern threats, EDR is a significant upgrade over signature-based antivirus alone.

Any device that connects to your network or accesses your business data is an endpoint. This includes desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, printers, point-of-sale terminals and increasingly, IoT devices like smart thermostats or security cameras. Remote work has expanded the definition considerably — an employee's home laptop accessing company email is an endpoint that requires the same level of protection as a workstation in your office.

A managed endpoint protection service means G6 takes full responsibility for deploying, configuring, monitoring and maintaining your endpoint security tools. It includes enterprise-grade antivirus and anti-malware, threat prevention, patch management, device configuration hardening and compliance reporting, all delivered as a fully managed service with human oversight. The result is consistent, current and monitored protection across every device in your fleet without adding burden to your internal team.

Our endpoint detection and response capabilities alert our team in real time when a threat is identified on any managed device. Depending on the severity, we can automatically isolate the device from the network to prevent the threat from spreading, then investigate, remediate and restore normal operation. We document the incident and provide you with a plain-language report of what happened, what we did and what steps are being taken to prevent recurrence. Response speed is what limits damage, and our monitoring infrastructure is built around that principle.

Yes. Through mobile device management (MDM), we can enroll and manage smartphones and tablets — whether company-owned or personal devices used for work (BYOD). MDM allows us to enforce security policies, require passcodes and encryption, push updates and remotely wipe a device if it's lost or stolen. For businesses where employees access company email or files on personal devices, MDM is a critical layer of protection that most small businesses overlook.

Software vendors release patches to fix known vulnerabilities in their products. When patches are delayed or missed, those vulnerabilities remain open to exploitation. Our endpoint protection service automates the deployment of operating system and application updates across your entire device fleet, tracks patch status and alerts us when a device falls out of compliance. For most businesses, unpatched software is the single most preventable source of security incidents.

Proper endpoint security is a foundational requirement for most regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, PCI-DSS and the FTC Safeguards Rule. Specifically, these frameworks require patch management, device configuration standards, access controls and audit logging. These are all core components of our endpoint protection service. We document our controls to support your compliance audits.

Absolutely. Our endpoint detection and response tools and endpoint protection service are cloud-managed by design, meaning we can monitor, patch and protect devices regardless of where they're physically located. Whether your team works from the office, from home or while traveling, we maintain visibility and control over every device. This is increasingly important as the traditional network perimeter has dissolved and the endpoint itself has become the primary security boundary.

Managing an endpoint protection service effectively requires specialized tools, around-the-clock monitoring and expertise that evolves constantly as the threat landscape changes. Most small and mid-size businesses don't have the staff or budget to replicate this internally. Without active endpoint detection and response, threats can go undetected for days or weeks. A managed provider like G6 gives you enterprise-grade endpoint security at a predictable monthly cost, with a local team that knows your environment and is reachable when something goes wrong. We are located in Fort Wayne, so we are your neighbors.