Definition
Endpoint security protects employee devices (laptops/desktops) against malware, unauthorized software, and increasingly AI agents/devtools that expand the local attack surface.
Key Points
- Classic EDR incumbents: crowdstrike, Microsoft, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks
- 2026-07-22: glow launches prevention-first AI-agent monitoring of software/agents/devtools on endpoints (glow-180m-series-a-endpoint-security)
- Adjacent to agentic-software-control / neo-security (enterprise agent control layer)