Next Generation Anti-Virus
The Last Line of Defense Is a Next Generation Anti-Virus Next Generation Anti-Virus (NGAV) has become the latest evolution of legacy anti-virus products that for years have protected computers, servers and networks from the range of modern-day cyber attacks. The legacy products that most people are familiar with work at delivering the endpoint protection with very little effort. NGAV addresses an updated approach in the way malicious activity is detected and blocked. Next Generation Anti-Virus Ben Johnson from CarbonBlack describes NGAV as a “system-centric view of endpoint security, examining every process on every endpoint to algorithmically detect and block the malicious tools, tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) on which attackers rely”. Johnson in the above linked article describes how NGAV has taken four important measures to protect the company: Prevent traditional malware in traditional AV. Prevent unknown malware and advanced attacks and evaluate the general backgro...