EDR help to provide the full context, visibility and analytics abilities that security teams require to respond quickly and effectively to threats. It also offers the forensic analysis and threat intelligence that helps to prevent future attacks.
Key EDR capabilities include improved threat detection through heuristic and signature-based systems that look for known indicators of compromise. They also offer the clear picture of attack chains so analysts easily can respond accurately and efficiently.
Preventing Data Breach
Businesses may lose critical information, suffer fines, lose clients and customers and face a tarnished reputation. The most common reason for a breach is a hacker or cybercriminal accessing unprotected data on a laptop, phone or external hard drive. EDR software prevents such attacks by providing visibility into suspicious activity. It is able to detect the malicious files, unauthorized connections to the network and other indicators of an attack. It can also assist to identify the source of these activities and decreasing the detection times.
EDR solutions deploy software agents on endpoints to collect data and report to a central console. It is getting to monitor for key indicators of a cyberattack like as processes created or terminated on the endpoint, unusual volume of activity, lenarge data transfers and unauthorized user activities. They can also use ML (machine learning) and AI techniques to detect and investigate these events.
They are able to take automated action like as quarantining a file or blocking a connection to stop a malicious threat from spreading. A good solution will also provide optional managed services for 24×7 monitoring, threat hunting and triage. It should also provide the flexible response options like as script execution, direct access to the endpoint and “search and destroy” capabilities that allow IT teams to mitigate threats and recover from incidents rapidly.
Preventing Cyberattacks
The best EDR software solutions monitor endpoint activity continuously and automatically, alerting to suspicious behavior and sending observed activity to a central server for analysis. It offers the visibility into what’s happening over the network that is allowing security teams to respond quickly and stop threats. Unlike traditional endpoint protection tools limited by the set of signatures they can detect, EDR solutions use behavioral analysis to see the most dangerous attacks. These detection abilities are based on several criteria like as file type, process names, network traffic, and more.
Additionally, most EDR solutions use machine learning algorithms to learn what “normal” activity looks like on a given network and flag anything outside that norm. These kinds of systems are especially helpful because attackers’ modus operandi tend to remain the same, even as they can easily modify their exploits. With using this information, EDR solutions can make alert IT teams and deliver the actionable intelligence for threat prevention like as identifying a vulnerable system and determining the best patch or workaround.
They can also provide the flexible response options, including launching scripts on an infected device or restoring files from a backup if they’re encrypted by ransomware. They can also integrate with orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) tools to automate playbooks and extend response across the network.
Detecting Cyberattacks
In addition to providing visibility into suspicious behavior, EDR tools detect cyberattacks and the threats they carry. It is enabled with security experts to take proactive steps that can easily prevent attacks from taking hold, mitigate damage and limit the impact of any breaches that do occur. As cybersecurity threats become more sophisticated and targeted, organizations need more than antivirus solutions (AV) to keep up.
EDR solutions are created to operate in real-time and deliver accurate alerts to security teams so they can swiftly identify and respond to suspicious activity. EDR solutions that include advanced analytics, such as machine learning algorithms, can also learn what normal behavior looks like on a network and flag any actions that deviate from this norm as potential attacks.
Enhanced detection and response capabilities of modern EDR solutions include mapping observed suspicious behaviors to the MITRE ATT&CK threat framework, identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) across systems in real-time, alerting analysts when new or suspicious events occur, triaging multiple alerts to prioritize the most critical ones, and allowing them to perform forensic analysis on compromised files, user behavior and more. Additionally, some solutions can isolate the endpoint to prevent the spread of an attack and allow security teams to reimage or roll back affected computers.
Detecting IoT-Related Cyberattacks
When traditional security solutions fail, EDR helps protect networks against advanced threats that sneak past basic protective measures. It collects data continuously from all devices on the network – desktop and laptop computers, servers, mobile and IoT (Internet of Things) devices – and analyzes it in real-time for signs of cyberattacks. When suspicious activity is detected, EDR software automatically alerts security teams and initiates automated responses, such as quarantining the endpoint or terminating processes that appear malicious. It allows organizations to limit damage and stop a ransomware attack or zero-day exploit before it causes a damaging data breach.
It reports to the main console what it observes on client endpoints, including file activity, network connection details, MAC addresses, process history and more. The main console then applies machine learning and analytics to detect patterns of suspicious behavior and flag them as a threat. Speed is critical for EDR, as it must operate in real-time and provide accurate alerts without causing false positives. In addition, an EDR solution should allow for quick and easy remote access to the software.
