Self-Managed Endpoint AV vs. Managed Trend Micro Deep Security
What changes when you move from per-server endpoint antivirus to Trend Micro Deep Security managed by Atlantic.Net? The table below summarizes the differences most teams care about.
| Capability | Self-Managed Endpoint AV | Trend Micro Deep Security via Atlantic.Net |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage across physical, virtual, and cloud servers | Often limited or fragmented | Yes ‐ purpose-built for hybrid environments |
| Anti-malware | Yes | Yes ‐ agent-based with hypervisor optimizations |
| Intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) | Typically a separate product | Built into the same platform and policy |
| Integrity monitoring (files, registry, hypervisor) | Typically a separate product | Yes ‐ including Intel TPM/TXT hypervisor monitoring |
| Log inspection (100+ log formats) | Typically a separate product | Yes |
| Web reputation | Typically a separate product | Yes |
| Avoids "AV storms" in virtualized hosts | No | Yes ‐ agentless options reduce scan contention |
| 24/7 management and monitoring | You | Atlantic.Net NOC, 24/7/365 |
| PCI DSS section 10.6 (audit trail) coverage | Partial | Yes ‐ log inspection mapped to PCI DSS 10.6 |
| Audited environment (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS) | You | Atlantic.Net audited infrastructure |
| Centralized, context-aware policy across the fleet | No | Yes |