Gartner Recognizes Venn in Endpoint Access Isolation Category on Latest Hype Cycle for Workspace Security Report

The workplace is no longer confined to the office – and endpoints are no longer just company-issued devices. Today, contractors, consultants, and remote employees often work on their own laptops – devices IT can’t directly manage or secure. How to protect these BYOD endpoints is now a top priority, especially in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and legal. Gartner recently validated this trend by adding Endpoint Access Isolation to its latest Hype Cycle for Workspace Security.

What is Endpoint Access Isolation (EAI)?

In the latest Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Workspace Security, EAI is positioned as “On the Rise” – currently with small market penetration and an early level of category maturity.

Gartner defines EAI as:

Client-side applications that facilitate secure access to applications and data while isolating that endpoint from the systems it accesses.

In plain terms, EAI lets organizations provide secure access from devices they don’t control – like personal or BYO laptops – by isolating and protecting business activity from any personal use on the same computer.

Why This Matters

Gartner notes that Windows and macOS lack the built-in BYOD security controls available on mobile devices. Without fully locking down the device, the only way to enforce granular security and compliance is to isolate business data and apps at the device level. Endpoint Access Isolation is emerging precisely because of this challenge in BYOD environments – unlike Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) tools such as Microsoft Intune, which were built for fully managed devices, not for personal laptops. Why? Because no user wants their employer to have full management over their personal device.

Characteristics of EAI tools:

• Run as lightweight, user-installed agents.
• Continuously authenticate identity and monitor device posture at each login.
• Prevent business data from leaking into personal environments (ie personal C Drive or uploaded to personal cloud storage.)
  

EAI solutions deliver a lightweight alternative to costly, complex VDI or VPN – especially when apps are already accessed locally via installed client.

The Business Impact of EAI

According to Gartner, EAI addresses some of the biggest challenges in hybrid/remote work:

• Extending access securely to devices the organization can’t directly manage (ie BYOD.)
• Shifting contractors, outsourced, and offshore workers from company-owned hardware to unmanaged devices – reducing logistical complexity and costs.
• Maintaining security and compliance without taking over the user’s device.
  

Why EAI is Gaining Traction Now

Gartner identifies key drivers fueling EAI adoption:

• Gaining popularity of BYOD and the need to secure more users and more use cases without full device management.
• The limitations of VDI/DaaS in supporting dynamic, zero-trust access policies on BYOD.
• The opportunity to cut operational overhead of managed devices while improving user experience by giving users device freedom

Venn: The Endpoint Access Isolation Leader

Venn’s Blue Border™ powered by Secure Enclave technology delivers on Gartner’s vision for EAI:

• Blue Border™ runs locally on any unmanaged or BYOD PC or Mac – no hosting, no virtualization.
• Isolates and protects work data and apps from personal use – enforcing DLP policies at all times.
• Blue Border™ always maintains user privacy by leaving the personal side of the device untouched.
• Integrates seamlessly with existing security, IAM, productivity and compliance infrastructure.

The result: organizations can onboard a secure, compliant BYOD workforce in minutes –  without the delays, costs, and friction of provisioning hardware or running VDI.

The Bottom Line

Gartner’s recognition of Endpoint Access Isolation is more than just a new term on the Hype Cycle – it’s validation of a fundamental market shift. When it comes to allowing users to work on their personal laptops, organizations no longer have to choose between costly control and risky convenience.

With Venn, you get it all:

• Security and compliance that meets the strictest standards.
• Freedom for users to work on their own devices without compromise.
• Lower costs, faster deployments, and happier teams.

See why Gartner named Venn in this emerging category – and why EAI is the future of secure remote work.

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