The Ensure Assessment App is an independent application developed by Ensure Endpoint Technologies Inc.
This app assesses the current security status of a Windows device and may be required to access non-public areas of a network or to download sensitive data onto the device. Depending on the policy of the site or application you are trying to access, a variety of security settings will be checked before access is granted.
This app typically checks if the device has:
- Hard drive data encryption enabled
- Passphrase protection enabled
- An up-to-date operating system
- A running anti-malware system
- An enabled firewall
- A lock screen enabled with a maximum 15-minute delay
- Any active Remote Access software
The Ensure Assessment App can also be used in stand-alone mode, allowing users to perform their own device security assessments for peace of mind.
Ensure Endpoint Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of the IT security company and software developer AlertSec Inc. and is a US company specializing in security and the prevention of data exposure. Ensure Endpoint Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
Ensure Endpoint Technologies provides a platform for policy-based controls of antimalware, stored data encryption, the use of a login passphrase, device firewall, lock screen, device operating system updates. and the detection of active remote access software. The platform educates, verifies and provides self-remediation capabilities in order to comply with security controls prior to allowing access to non-public resources.