Help Me Choose: Absolute

Absolute is the industry standard for endpoint security and resilience. Through a digital tether embedded in the firmware of Dell devices, Absolute ensures you have persistent line of sight to your endpoints to monitor device health metrics and automate critical security controls, fortifying your fleet’s resilience against today’s varied cyber threats.

While Absolute is present on the device’s firmware at the factory, it is activated through the deployment of an operating system agent which calls into Absolute’s Monitoring Center to complete enrollment. This activation process can be performed at the factory through Dell Custom Factory Integration (CFI). Once enrolled, your devices can be managed and secured through Absolute’s cloud based console.

Note: This bundled offering includes an Absolute product subscription (as listed in the “Overview” section below) as well as an added service to activate the product at the factory through Dell CFI. If you prefer to activate Absolute on your devices by yourself after shipment, kindly view the offerings under “Dell Endpoint Security Additional Offers” in the Software section.

Overview
Features & Benefits
FAQ

Three versions of Absolute are available factory installed from Dell

Absolute Control:

Consolidate all devices, on or off the corporate network.
View hundreds of hardware, software, usage and security data points.
Geolocation to monitor device whereabouts.
Monitor critical application health.
Create geofences to flag risky devices.
Remote device freeze, on-demand or with offline timer.
Full or selective data delete

Absolute Resilience:

All Absolute Control features +

Self-heal critical applications.
Remotely scan for sensitive data residing on devices.
Run custom or predefined Powershell and Bash scripts.
Investigate and recover stolen devices

The Absolute difference

Enhanced Device Visibility:

Always have a direct line of sight to your devices, regardless of whether they are on or off the corporate network. Through Absolute Persistence being embedded in the firmware of Dell devices, you have enhanced visibility across your fleet and the assurance of tamper proof connectivity even when the operating system is reimaged or hard drive is swapped. Leverage geo-technology to track device whereabouts and flag risk associated with devices going out of bounds.

Reporting and Analytics:

View multifaceted endpoint telemetry related to device hardware, software, usage, security vitals, sensitive data and application health. Identify precursors to non-compliant events by being alerted to changing data points such as IP address, hard drive serial number, operating system build, installed applications, geolocation and many more.

Automate Endpoint Resilience:

Ensure security applications such as VPN, Antivirus, Encryption and Data Loss Prevention are healthy and active across all your devices. Freeze a missing or stolen device to render it inoperable and protect it from potential thieves. Identify sensitive data residing on endpoints and run full or selective data delete to alleviate risk associated with data leakage. Run automated PowerShell and Bash scripts across devices related to common IT and security actions. Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA and NIST.

Absolute lets you set policies and plans of action that suit your business. If you need expert help, Absolute offers services ranging from initial security setup and industry-specific compliance expertise, to expert investigations of suspect devices and security incidents.

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