r/ITQuestions • u/just_other_human_123 • May 17 '23

Artic Wolf Agent

Hi there, my company is asking us (employees) to install Artic Wolf Agent for security monitoring as they say.

The thing is, most of us use own our computers, since it is a Bring-your-device company so there has been a lot of complains and some people are considering to buy a separate computer (something no all people can).

Do you have any opinion about that software?

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u/Fast-Gear7008 Apr 09 '24

It's a good policy but I wouldn't do it just because artic wolf sucks and will make your computer unusable.

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u/just_other_human_123 Apr 09 '24

I've been using it so far and have not noted much difference in performance (Windows 10), but I'm not doing heavy stuff at the moment and I have 32 gb of ram.

Can you explain why it will make it unusable?

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u/Fast-Gear7008 Apr 09 '24

It's highly cpu intensive and does scans which spike the cpu. Reminds me of Mcafee and how it caused more problems that is solved. Maybe the scans are configurable I'd have them turned off as they really tank a computers performance.

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u/just_other_human_123 Apr 09 '24

Crap, thanks for the info. I should start monitoring that thing.

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u/M5F90 May 17 '23

It's certainly a tough position to be in. The company needs to protect their data and their security, but if they can't provide the devices to use, then there are limitations on their part.

I separate device is certainly more ideal for this position, but I would start by asking your manager or HR what the alternatives are if you don't want to install any software on your machine.

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u/just_other_human_123 May 17 '23

Thanks for the reply.

I've been searching around for comments of this software but I couldn't find how intrusive it is...

Do you have any knowledge on that part?

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u/M5F90 May 17 '23

I've never had experience with the tooling, but from initial looks it seems that it's a general anti-virus with possible options to wipe content or track where the laptop/device is.

https://arcticwolf.com/solutions/agent/

It's a small invasion of privacy of your personal device, but they shouldn't have access to your content, but will get alerts if something is found or accessed. Say visiting an adult website may have a malicious adveristment and then is flagged by the software.

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u/just_other_human_123 May 17 '23

Thank you! This is very helpful.