ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation, announced the expansion of its unified endpoint management and security platform, Endpoint Central. The integration adds Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities and secure private access. According to ManageEngine Vice President Mathivanan Venkatachalam, the platform aims to help organizations transition from reactive security to autonomous resilience, ensuring only trusted devices access critical business resources. Constellation Research Principal Analyst Chirag Mehta highlights that integrating EDR with device trust-based access controls is fundamental to reducing attacker dwell time in the network, especially against sophisticated threats like ransomware. By natively consolidating these functions, Endpoint Central allows IT teams to operate from a centralized console with a single lightweight agent. Key features include visibility and investigation, AI-powered detection, response and remediation, and contextual private access. The platform's efficiency has been validated by independent bodies and recognized by leading analysts like Gartner and IDC, solidifying its position as a leader in unified endpoint management (UEM). This addresses the current challenge of fragmented security tools and operational complexity in a distributed workforce landscape.
