Most companies protect laptops with a patchwork: an office firewall, a VPN, a DLP tool and a compliance checker. Aavishield replaces the patchwork with one agent and one console.
A general comparison of approaches, not of specific vendors. Your needs may differ, and we are happy to walk through them.
| Capability | Office firewall | VPN + cloud proxy | Separate point tools | Aavishield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protects laptops off the office network | ||||
| No VPN or traffic backhaul | ||||
| Web filtering by category | ||||
| DLP across web and desktop apps | ||||
| Application and VPN blocking | ||||
| Device posture checks | ||||
| One agent and one console | ||||
| Run by one IT person |
Yes Partly, or depends on setup No
Web gateway, DLP, application control, VPN blocking, malware scanning, posture and monitoring share one binary and one install.
Enforcement happens on the laptop, so it works at home, in the office and on the road, with no backhaul.
Monitor-only DLP shows what is happening without stopping work, so you tighten policy based on facts.
A console designed for one IT person, with plain-language alerts, guided fixes and an assistant.
macOS, Windows and Linux with the same policy, not a Windows product with a Mac afterthought.
Signed policy bundles, per-organisation isolation, encrypted keys and signed media links.
Every extra agent is another thing to install, update and debug. Every extra console is another place to forget to look. We kept it to one of each.
Incidents from web, data, apps, VPN, downloads and posture land side by side, so nothing hides in a console nobody opens.
Devices online
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Employees covered
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Need a fix
0
Needs attention
Incidents by control
0
Sent to ChatGPT
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Compliant devices
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It replaces the role an office firewall played for laptops, because policy is enforced on the device. Your office network may still have its own firewall for servers and guests.
Install the agent, choose a policy, and see every decision in one console. A pilot can be live in an afternoon.