What is endpoint detection and response?

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitors endpoints to identify threats and automatically mitigate them. If you manage a large team of remote, in-office, and hybrid workers, outsourcing EDR solutions can help keep your company devices safe.

How EDR works

Here’s how EDR works:

• Detects and uncovers stealthy attacks: EDR solutions pair indicators of attacks (IOAs) with comprehensive visibility across all endpoints. They use behavioral analytics to analyze large event data in real time to automatically detect suspicious behaviors. At Agio, our EDR Security Operations Center (SOC) uses CylanceOPTICS to analyze and correlate IT events as they occur almost in real time. Once CylanceOPTICS identifies an unusual event, it logs off the current user or displays a notification so that action can be taken.
• Automatically responds to threats: EDR solutions can automatically respond to various threats using predefined rules set by the security team, or those learned over time by machine learning algorithms. When integrated with security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) systems, EDR offers automation to reduce incident response time and effectively handle threats.
• Investigates and remediates threats: Once EDR successfully uncovers and isolates threats, it offers avenues for your team to investigate further. At Agio, our comprehensive EDR solutions ensure we identify the root cause of a threat, pinpoint the affected files, and identify vulnerabilities that the attacker exploited. Our analysts then use remediation tools to eliminate the threats. Remediation options include destroying malicious files, restoring damaged configurations, updating detection rules, and applying updates.

EDR vs. other detection and response solutions

Like EDR, other detection and response solutions help IT teams monitor and manage threats effectively — including extended detection and response (XDR) and managed detection and response (MDR). Here’s how EDR compares to XDR and MDR:

• Area of focus: EDR focuses primarily on endpoint security and constantly monitors end-user devices to identify and respond to cyber threats. XDR offers a consolidated view of numerous attack vectors and tools, focusing on the cloud, networks, and endpoints. MDR revolves around delivering ongoing cybersecurity threat detection and response.
• Deployment: You can deploy EDR directly on a system within your organization’s protected network. For XDR, you can deploy agents internally but host analytics through the cloud with the help of a third-party SaaS provider. MDR deployment is completed by a third-party provider operating outside the protected network.

Contact Agio today for EDR

Cyberthreat identification and mitigation solutions are crucial to your organization’s survival in an attack-prone digital world. At Agio, our team offers EDR solutions tailored to efficiently meet your organization’s needs for a safe digital environment. Fill out our contact form today to learn more.