A company's workforce is highly mobile with employees frequently travelling and working from remote locations. The IT security department needs to ensure that the devices used by this mobile workforce are consistently assessed for vulnerabilities. Which strategy would be most effective for maintaining the security posture of these devices when they are not connected to the company’s network?
Deploy a client-based vulnerability scanning solution with agents installed on each device.
Only allow devices to connect to the network through wired connections within the company's premises to ensure constant vulnerability assessments.
Schedule scans using an agentless vulnerability scanning solution when devices are known to be connected to the company's VPN.
Setup a vulnerability scanning service which all devices must connect to monthly.
For devices that are often off the company's network, a client-based solution, which involves installing an agent on each device, is most effective. This agent can perform vulnerability assessments independently of the device's network connection. Agentless solutions, on the other hand, require that devices be connected to the network for assessments to occur, which is not practical for a mobile workforce.
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