Endpoint protection that enrolls, patches, and watches every device, so the soft spot is closed.

For Midwest small and mid-size businesses running a fleet of laptops and workstations with no security team or a thin one, our endpoint protection enrolls every device, patches it on a schedule, holds it to one consistent secure baseline, and adds detection and response on the device itself, watched around the clock, so an unmanaged or unpatched machine stops being the way in, with one accountable partner rather than a pile of disconnected tools.

Where the endpoint becomes the soft spot

Across the firms we work with, the device on someone’s desk or in their bag is the most common way in. Not the firewall, the laptop. A machine that fell behind on updates because nobody owned the patching. A personal laptop pulled into work with no baseline behind it. A shared workstation on the shop floor that has not been touched since it was set up. A fleet that grew one device at a time, so no one can say with confidence what is actually on the network. None of that comes from carelessness. It is what happens when a business adds devices to get work done and never gets the time to manage how all of them are kept secure over time.

The endpoint is where good intentions go quiet. Antivirus gets installed once and assumed to be enough. Updates pile up behind a reminder everyone clicks past. A laptop walks out the door with a former employee and nobody disables it. Each one is small on its own. Together they are the soft spot that real attacks walk through, because an attacker only needs one device that is a step behind to get a foothold inside the business.

None of this is only a security problem. It is a business problem. The cost shows up as a machine pulled offline at the worst time, ransomware that started on one workstation and spread, or a quiet compromise that sat undetected for weeks. Endpoint protection treats every device as part of how the IT is run, not a box checked at setup. We enroll the whole fleet, hold each device to one secure baseline, patch on a schedule, and watch the endpoints around the clock with detection and response, so the soft spot is closed and a problem on one machine is caught and contained before it becomes a problem for the business.

What we do

Endpoint protection is built around the fleet you actually run, not a fixed package. Every engagement starts by seeing what is on the network, then ties each control to an outcome you can feel.

Every device enrolled and inventoried

Every workstation and laptop accounted for and managed, so you have a clear, current picture of what is on the network instead of a fleet that grew one device at a time.

One consistent secure baseline

Every device held to the same hardened configuration, so a personal laptop or a shop-floor workstation is not the exception that opens the door. The soft spot is closed by default.

Automated patching

Operating systems and key applications kept current on a schedule, so updates stop piling up behind a reminder everyone clicks past and the known holes get closed quickly.

Detection and response on the endpoint

Managed detection and response (EDR) on each device, not just antivirus, so a threat that gets past the front door is caught on the machine and contained before it spreads.

Device control

Lost or stolen devices and departing employees handled cleanly, with access removed and a machine locked or wiped, so a laptop out the door is not a standing exposure.

24/7 monitoring from the NOC

Your endpoints watched around the clock from our network operations center, so a problem at two in the morning gets a response at two in the morning, not on Monday when someone finally reads the alerts.

One partner, one price, one curated stack

Most endpoint security is sold as a pile of point products from different vendors, an antivirus license here, a patching tool there, an EDR agent from someone else, each billed on its own and none of them accountable for the whole. We do it the other way. One curated stack we have chosen and stand behind, one predictable price, and one team accountable for every device, so you are not stitching agents together or chasing vendors when a machine looks wrong.

Behind it, our network operations center watches your endpoints around the clock. A problem on a device surfaces and gets a response at two in the morning the same as two in the afternoon, not on Monday when someone reads the alerts. And we build to recognized standards, the CIS Controls and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, so your endpoint protection is measured against a baseline auditors, insurers, and your own customers recognize, rather than against opinion.

What better looks like

The difference between an endpoint that is a step behind and one that is managed, in your own operational terms.

The soft spot

  • One or two machines unmanaged, falling quietly out of date
  • Patches lagging behind a reminder everyone clicks past
  • Antivirus installed once and assumed to be enough
  • Personal and BYOD laptops pulled into work with no baseline behind them
  • No real inventory, so nobody can say what is actually on the network

Closed with DTS

  • Every workstation and laptop enrolled, managed, and accounted for
  • Patching on a schedule, so the known holes get closed quickly
  • Detection and response on the device, so a threat gets caught and contained
  • One secure baseline enforced on every device, BYOD included
  • Full visibility into the fleet, so what is on the network is known and current
How we work

How it starts

A calm, practical start. We see every device before we change anything, then bring the fleet up to one secure baseline.

01

See every device

We inventory what is actually on the network, every workstation and laptop, managed and unmanaged, so you have a clear, current picture instead of a guess.

02

Set one secure baseline

We define a single hardened configuration for the fleet, so a personal laptop or a shop-floor workstation is held to the same standard as everything else.

03

Enroll and patch the fleet

We enroll each device, put automated patching in place, and add detection and response on the endpoint, so the known gaps close and a threat on one machine is caught.

04

Watch and keep it current

Devices drift when no one tends them. We monitor the endpoints around the clock and keep configurations and patching current as the fleet changes, so the soft spot stays closed.

GP Mfg. needed an IT partner we could trust to support our growth, improve security, and modernize the working environment while reducing unnecessary cost. DTS helped create a smoother, more scalable technology foundation and reduced cost more than 30% compared to our prior tech management provider. Better outcomes, lower cost.

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Felix Quasniczka President, GP Manufacturing
Indiana’s Largest MBE-Certified IT Provider
25+ years Indiana operations
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Common questions about endpoint protection

What is endpoint protection?
Endpoint protection is the work of keeping every device that connects to your business, every workstation and laptop, managed, patched, and monitored to one secure baseline, with detection and response on the device itself. The endpoint is the most common way an incident gets in, so this is the work that closes the soft spot. We scope the mix to your fleet rather than handing you a fixed package.
Is this just antivirus?
No. Antivirus is one piece, and on its own it is a start, not the whole picture. Our endpoint protection enrolls and inventories the fleet, holds every device to a consistent secure baseline, patches on a schedule, adds managed detection and response that catches a threat antivirus alone would miss, and watches the endpoints around the clock. The goal is a device that is managed, not a single tool installed and forgotten.
What does EDR mean, and do we need it?
EDR is endpoint detection and response: software on each device that watches for the behavior of an attack, not just known signatures, and lets us respond when something looks wrong. Most businesses do need it, because the threats that get past antivirus are exactly the ones EDR is built to catch. We run it as a managed service, so the alerts go to our network operations center and get acted on, rather than firing into an inbox nobody watches.
How are BYOD and personal laptops handled?
A personal or BYOD laptop pulled into work is often the device with no baseline behind it, so it is exactly where we focus. We bring those devices under the same secure baseline, with enrollment, patching, and protection appropriate to a personal machine, so a device that gets used for work is not the exception that opens the door. We scope what is in and out of bounds with you first.
How is this priced?
Most engagements are a predictable monthly fee based on the number and type of devices in your fleet, so endpoint spend stops being a surprise. It is part of the all-in-one model: one curated stack, one price, one accountable partner, rather than separate licenses billed by different vendors. We size the work to the fleet and walk you through exactly what is covered before you commit.
Will managed endpoints satisfy our cyber-insurance requirement?
Often, yes. Insurers and audits increasingly ask for managed and monitored endpoints, EDR, and timely patching by name. Those are the same controls we put in place, so meeting the requirement and being genuinely more secure end up being the same work rather than a checkbox exercise. We can speak to exactly what your policy or auditor is asking for.

Start with a clear read on your real exposure

A Cyber Risk Assessment shows where your business is actually exposed, endpoints included, and what to close first, in plain language, with no changes to your environment and no obligation to switch providers.