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Endpoint & Email Protection

Next-gen antivirus, EDR, device control, secure email gateway, and anti-phishing across all endpoints.

Email is how 91% of cyberattacks start. Endpoints are where 70% of breaches happen. These aren't statistics from a vendor slideshow — they're the reality your organization faces every day. Forged deploys and manages endpoint protection and email security as an integrated system. Not just antivirus on laptops and a spam filter on email — but behavioral detection, endpoint detection and response, device control policies, email authentication, and anti-phishing technology that works together to stop threats before they become incidents.

What's Covered

Scope of Assessment

Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV)

Machine learning and behavioral analysis that catches threats signature-based antivirus misses. Zero-day exploits, fileless malware, and living-off-the-land attacks detected and blocked in real-time.

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Continuous endpoint monitoring with threat hunting, forensic investigation, and automated response capabilities. When something suspicious happens on a device, we see it, investigate it, and contain it.

Device Control & Management

USB blocking, application whitelisting, disk encryption enforcement, and device compliance policies. Every endpoint meets your security baseline before it's allowed on the network.

Secure Email Gateway

Inbound and outbound email filtering — spam, malware, phishing, and business email compromise (BEC) detection. Attachment sandboxing and URL rewriting stop threats before they reach the inbox.

Anti-Phishing & Impersonation Protection

AI-powered detection of spear phishing, CEO fraud, vendor impersonation, and domain spoofing. DMARC, DKIM, and SPF enforcement to prevent your domain from being spoofed in attacks on others.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Policies that prevent sensitive data from leaving your organization through email, USB drives, cloud uploads, or print. PII, financial data, and intellectual property monitored and controlled.

Our Process

How It Works

01

Endpoint & Email Assessment

We audit your current protection — what's installed, what's configured, what's actually working, and what's missing. Most organizations are surprised by how many endpoints are unprotected or running outdated definitions.

  • Endpoint inventory — every laptop, desktop, server, and mobile device cataloged
  • Current protection audit — AV status, patch level, encryption status, compliance state
  • Email security review — MX records, SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration, filtering effectiveness
  • Phishing susceptibility baseline — how your users respond to simulated attacks today
  • Gap analysis against industry frameworks (CIS Controls, NIST CSF, your compliance requirements)
02

Platform Selection & Policy Design

We select the right platforms for your environment and design security policies that protect without paralyzing productivity. Every policy has a business justification — we don't lock things down just because we can.

  • Platform evaluation — CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, and others assessed against your requirements
  • Email gateway selection — Proofpoint, Mimecast, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, or equivalent
  • Policy design — detection sensitivity, automated response actions, exclusions for legitimate tools
  • DMARC implementation roadmap — monitor, quarantine, reject progression
  • User impact assessment — what changes, what users need to know, what might break
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Deployment & Tuning

Agents deployed, email routing configured, and policies activated in a phased rollout. The first 30 days are a tuning period where we adjust detection sensitivity, whitelist legitimate applications, and eliminate false positives.

  • Phased agent deployment — pilot group first, then department-by-department rollout
  • Email security activation with parallel operation during transition
  • 30-day tuning period — false positive reduction, policy refinement, exclusion management
  • DMARC deployment — monitoring mode first to identify legitimate senders before enforcement
  • Integration with SIEM/SOC for centralized alerting and incident response
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Ongoing Management & Threat Response

Continuous monitoring, policy updates, threat investigation, and incident response. When an endpoint detects something, our team investigates — not your help desk. When a phishing email gets reported, we analyze it and update protections within the hour.

  • 24/7 endpoint monitoring through SOC integration
  • Threat investigation and containment — isolation, remediation, root cause analysis
  • Monthly policy reviews — new threats, new applications, updated exclusions
  • Quarterly phishing simulation campaigns with reporting and training
  • Platform updates — agent upgrades, new detection capabilities, policy enhancements
Deliverables

What You Receive

Endpoint Security Baseline Report

Every endpoint assessed — protection status, patch level, encryption state, and compliance score. The starting point for measuring improvement and maintaining ongoing compliance.

Email Authentication Configuration

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC properly configured and validated. Your domain protected from being spoofed in phishing attacks against your customers, vendors, and partners.

Security Policy Documentation

Every endpoint and email policy documented — what it does, why it's enabled, and what the business justification is. No mystery policies that break things without explanation.

Phishing Simulation Reports

Quarterly campaign results — click rates, report rates, training completion, and trend analysis. Benchmarked against industry averages so your leadership can see where you stand.

Incident Response Summaries

Every detected threat documented — what was found, how it was contained, what the root cause was, and what was done to prevent recurrence. Your audit trail for compliance and insurance.

Monthly Protection Dashboard

Threats blocked, endpoints protected, email threats filtered, and phishing attempts stopped. One-page executive view showing your security posture in real numbers.

Who It's For

Is This Right for You?

Organizations With No Endpoint Protection

Still running basic antivirus — or nothing at all. We deploy modern endpoint protection from scratch with proper policies, monitoring, and management from day one.

Replacing Legacy Antivirus

Moving from signature-based AV to next-gen EDR. We handle the migration, policy design, and tuning so you don't have a protection gap during the transition.

Email Security After a Phishing Incident

You got hit — now you need proper email protection fast. We deploy email security, investigate the incident, and harden your environment against the next attempt.

Compliance Requirements

Your auditor, insurance carrier, or regulator requires endpoint protection, email security, and documented policies. We deploy what you need and provide the evidence they want to see.

Remote & Hybrid Workforces

Employees working from home, coffee shops, and client sites. Endpoint protection that works everywhere — not just when the laptop is on the corporate network.

Growing Organizations

Adding employees faster than your IT team can onboard them securely. Automated endpoint provisioning and policy enforcement that scales without manual intervention.

Common Questions

FAQ

What's the difference between antivirus and EDR?

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Traditional antivirus matches files against a database of known threats — if it's not in the database, it's not detected. EDR monitors endpoint behavior in real-time — looking for suspicious activities like unusual process execution, credential harvesting, or lateral movement. EDR catches the attacks that antivirus misses, and gives you forensic visibility into what happened when something does get through.

Do we really need a separate email security gateway if we have Microsoft 365?

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Microsoft 365's built-in protection (Exchange Online Protection and Defender for Office 365) is decent — and for some organizations, it's sufficient when properly configured. For organizations with higher risk profiles, compliance requirements, or frequent targeting, a dedicated gateway like Proofpoint or Mimecast adds layers that M365 doesn't cover as deeply. We'll assess your actual risk and recommend accordingly.

How do you handle false positives without disrupting our work?

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The 30-day tuning period is critical. We start with detection-only mode — logging threats without blocking them — to identify what's legitimate in your environment. Then we progressively enable blocking while maintaining a rapid exclusion process. When someone reports a false positive, we review and resolve it within the hour during business hours. The goal is protection without paralysis.

What happens when an endpoint gets compromised?

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The EDR platform automatically isolates the endpoint — cutting it off from the network while maintaining management connectivity. Our SOC investigates the alert, determines scope and severity, eradicates the threat, and documents the incident. The device is re-imaged or remediated depending on the compromise level. All within your incident response SLA.

How do phishing simulations work without causing panic?

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We coordinate with your leadership before every campaign. Simulated phishing emails are realistic but designed to educate, not embarrass. Users who click receive immediate, constructive training — not a gotcha. Results are reported in aggregate, not by individual name (unless you request otherwise). The goal is to measure and improve awareness, not to punish people.

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