IGEL’s Preventative Security Model
As enterprise workloads increasingly shift away from being run at the endpoint to desktop as a service (DaaS), software as a service (SaaS) applications, secure browsers, or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), organizations can transform their endpoint strategy.
Utilized by many of the world’s leading healthcare, finance, manufacturing, retail and government organizations, IGEL OS supports Zero Trust security architecture. At the intersection of hardware, applications, and security, the Preventative Security Model establishes trust, isolates and enables smart login through integration with leading solutions in Identity Access Management (IAM), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). IGEL is pre-loaded on PCs, laptops, and thin clients from partners HP, Lenovo, and LG.
IGEL Preventative Security Model™ eliminates the endpoint vulnerabilities targeted by bad actors
With IGEL OS at its core, the Preventative Security Model reduces the attack surface by 95%. IGEL OS removes the endpoint vulnerabilities that are frequently exploited by bad actors, prevents endpoint ransomware, dramatically reduces the risk of software update outages and consequent disruption to business operations.
Read-only OS
IGEL OS is read-only which prevents would-be-attackers from compromising or infecting the optimized IGEL OS with malware. Attacks that utilize phishing or similar techniques luring a user to click a download are not able to commit changes to the disk. At every reboot the OS undergoes several integrity checks to ensure that at reboot the OS is in a known good state.
No Local Data Storage
Many breach investigations take place because data has or might have been downloaded to an endpoint, or a connected drive by the user. This could be in the form of a downloaded file, screen shots or cached files. IGEL OS does not permit users to store data locally and can block any external drive that may create a pathway for exfiltration. With IGEL OS on the endpoint, breach investigations due to a lost or stolen device can be immediately concluded.
Trusted Application Platform
Each stage of the IGEL OS boot process is checked through a cryptographic signature of the next, starting with a UEFI secure boot tied to the hardware. This chain ensures the integrity of the endpoint OS and enables a fast recovery from attempted cyber-attacks.
Authentication, SSO and SASE
IGEL integrates with the leading authentication solutions from Omnissa, Microsoft, and smartcard Imprivata and 90Meter. IGEL OS native applications for these solutions can be accessed from the IGEL App Portal and securely provisioned to every endpoint from the IGEL Universal Management Suite. The IGEL Preventative Security Model in combination with industry partnerships helps organizations meet more than 60% of the US Government Zero Trust Architecture Requirements supporting key elements of the user, device, application and workload, network and environment, and visibility and analytics Zero Trust pillars.
Modular Design
At just 2GB, IGEL OS is a much smaller attack surface than a traditional endpoint OS. IGEL OS 12 only contains what the user needs to accomplish their tasks. Additional functionality such as partner integrations with Microsoft, Omnissa, Island and Citrix the above security vendors and more, can be downloaded from the IGEL App Portal and centrally provisioned through the IGEL Universal Management Suite.
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Support and Community
IGEL offers 24/7 technical support, a dedicated technical relationship manager (TRM), the IGEL Academy interactive learning portal and online knowledge base to engage and train your IT teams to get the most of IGEL to ensure uptime and availability of critical retail operations systems. IGEL Community of 11,000 members is a hub of passionate customers, partners, peers and experts in EUC.
Achieve Comprehensive Preventative Endpoint Protection for a more secure, sustainable and resilient Enterprise
These ten plus one points explain why with its simplicity, unbeatable security, environmental and monetary benefits and industry leading support, IGEL OS is the endpoint OS for now and next.
