Forrester Research
“Companies invest hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in IT security but somehow still find themselves open to security breaches or data leaks from within their own networks. Whether the cause is a rogue user or a technical fault or simply a failed installation, wide open back doors still appear to exist inside many networks. Agentless, rapid scan technologies make it extremely easy for companies to quickly inspect their endpoints and servers for any errors or alien components that may have found their way inside the corporate network. Because they are completely agentless there is no need to waste time installing software on every machine and results start coming in within minutes. I have not come across many solutions, agentless or otherwise that can comprehensively inspect users machines so quickly without impacting performance of the machines being inspected or the network bandwidth but there are some out there. CESM (Clientless Endpoint Security Management) technology by Promisec, is one example that is a complement for companies to maximize their investment in security and to ensure its correct operation. The additional benefit it offers is that it will allow you to build a baseline so that you can identify any anomalies to that baseline and remove them if necessary with its remote right-click remediation. For a quick and easy way to manage your networked endpoints and servers try agentless offerings, they are fast and dont chew up all your bandwidth, you certainly wont be disappointed
– Steve Hunt, Former VP at Forrester Research, January 2007