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title: Endpoint protection and patching questions on cyber insurance applications
url: "https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching"
section: Endpoint protection and patching
questions: 12
updated: 2026-08-24
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# Endpoint protection and patching: what cyber insurance applications ask

EDR coverage, next-generation antivirus, end-of-life software, patch cadence, disk encryption, and application control on endpoints.

## 12 questions in this section

- [Is endpoint detection & response (EDR) deployed with central monitoring?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/endpoint-detection-response-deployed-central-monitoring) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Is next-generation antivirus (NGAV) deployed on all endpoints?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/next-generation-antivirus-deployed-endpoints) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [What percentage of endpoints have EDR deployed?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/percentage-endpoints-edr-deployed) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Does the Applicant use any operating system, hardware or software that is no longer supported / End-of-Life?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/applicant-operating-system-hardware-software-no-longer-supported-end) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [How frequently is software updated, vulnerabilities patched, unnecessary services disabled?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/frequently-software-updated-vulnerabilities-patched-unnecessary-services-disabled) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [What is the critical patching target (24h / 72h / 7d / >7d)?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/critical-patching-target) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Is data encrypted at rest on endpoints (laptops, desktops, portable devices)?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/data-encrypted-at-rest-endpoints) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Is software installation automatically controlled and unauthorized software blocked?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/software-installation-automatically-controlled-unauthorized-software-blocked) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Which Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) product does the Applicant use?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/endpoint-detection-response-product-applicant) (attested, not tenant-verifiable)
- [Is endpoint security centrally managed to monitor and force signature/agent updates?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/endpoint-security-centrally-managed-monitor-force-signature-agent-updates) (partly verifiable from your tenant)
- [Is application allow-listing enforced on critical servers to block unauthorized programs and scripts?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/application-allow-listing-enforced-critical-servers-block-unauthorized-programs) (attested, not tenant-verifiable)
- [Are unnecessary or unauthorized browser extensions blocked?](https://insuranceposture.com/questions/endpoint-and-patching/unnecessary-unauthorized-browser-extensions-blocked) (partly verifiable from your tenant)

Full index: https://insuranceposture.com/questions

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