F-Secure Elements received the award due to having one of the largest lists of supported platforms that PCMag had reviewed. Additionally, high praise was given for Elements’ excellent customization capabilities and threat detection performance.

F-Secure Head of Products for Business Security, Leszek Tasiemski, said, “We are proud that our work and strategic direction is noticed and appreciated by a trusted opinion maker such as PCMag. F-Secure Elements has been developed to provide customers with a holistic view of the security of their environment with EPP, EDR, Vulnerability Management, Software Updater, Mobile and Cloud Protection capabilities, all in a single suite with one integrated management console.”

The award was given for the Hosted Endpoint Protection category. Tests performed by PCMag included browser-based attacks, attempts to run malware executables, and bypassing F-Secure Elements’ anti-phishing capabilities.

Other key F-Secure Elements features that impressed PCMag were:

• Strong focus on mobile device management
• Excellent custom profile and policy management
• EDR feature enabling easy attack response guidance
• “Elevate the incident” to F-Secure support staff functionality