Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Detecting and removing threats before they cause harm
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Endpoints like computers, phones, and servers are key targets for cyber criminals.
Most breaches start on an endpoint. Detecting and removing malware and stopping attacks before they cause harm is key to preventing the downtime, lost revenue, and upset of cyber attacks.
If cyber criminals can infiltrate an endpoint, they can then encrypt it with Ransomware for extortion or move laterally in search of private data, intellectual property, or financial systems.
Hybrid working means we are more dependant on endpoints than ever before. You need to enable home working without adding cyber risk if you are to recruit and retain high calibre teams.
What is EDR?
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a cybersecurity solution designed to continuously monitor an organisation’s endpoint activity across devices such as computers, mobile devices, and servers. It detects, investigates, and responds to potential threats, providing threat intelligence that helps security teams understand how attacks occur and how to prevent future incidents.
By giving visibility into activities happening at the endpoint, EDR enables security teams to detect suspicious activity that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. It also contains threats before they spread across the network, and guides security teams on how to respond effectively.
What does EDR do?
EDR systems continuously monitor and record endpoint activity, providing real-time visibility across the network. Using advanced data analytics, these solutions detect suspicious activity and automatically block malicious behaviour. They alert security teams when manual intervention is required to address potential threats.
Key features of EDR include:
- Creating blocklists and allowlists: This feature controls what applications or activities are permitted.
- Centralised data collection: EDR solutions gather data from all endpoints into one system for better analysis and threat intelligence.
- Visibility into endpoints: Complete insight into endpoint activity helps detect and investigate potential risks.
- Automated data processing: EDR generates an appropriate response automatically, ensuring fast remediation.
- Incident response: Based on predefined rules, EDR helps guide responses during an attack.
- Threat hunting: EDR supports proactive investigations by security teams to uncover hidden threats.
Additionally, organisations can leverage a managed EDR service to outsource the management of their EDR solution to external experts, ensuring continuous protection and threat detection without overwhelming internal teams.
Why do you need EDR?
EDR’s automatic response capability ensures that threats can be addressed quickly, minimising downtime and damage. It is especially effective against more sophisticated threats, offering real-time visibility that is crucial for threat intelligence and proactive threat hunting.
As part of the SOC triad – Network Detection and Response (NDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – EDR is an essential cybersecurity solution for comprehensive protection. Together, these technologies give security teams the tools to detect suspicious activity and take immediate action to protect the organisation.
For businesses with remote workers, EDR provides a critical line of defence. It allows quick isolation of compromised devices to limit damage, making it an indispensable tool for securing modern, distributed work environments. Using a managed EDR service further enhances security by ensuring constant monitoring and response without overburdening in-house security teams.
The Antivirus Software replacement
Antivirus software stops malware with known signatures. But cyber criminals now use more sophisticated techniques than ever before, so a better way of seeing and stopping new threats is needed.
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) goes far beyond traditional antivirus software. It looks for, and stops, threats that use previously unseen signatures, and other devious attacks like memory-resistant malware that cover their tracks and try to block their own removal.
EDR has another key advantage over antivirus software – the ‘R’ in ‘EDR’ – Response.
In the event of an attack like Ransomware reaching its target and encrypting endpoints, the Response in EDR kicks in and takes swift action:
- EDR identifies the malware and prevents it from moving to the wider network
- The Ransomware is removed from all affected endpoints
- The endpoints and data are returned to their pre-attack status
This all happens in a matter of minutes. It ensures swift resolution and prevents repeat attacks.
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EDR as a managed service – responding to the IT and security skills gap
Companies are struggling to keep up with the growing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks. Managing the technology needed to address this threat landscape is another challenge.
Our Red Helix Endpoint Detection & Response Managed Service eases the strain from in-house teams by combining the best EDR technology with our dedicated SOC (Security Operations Centre) Analysts to deliver a vital, early detection and response service.
We will support your Company and IT Teams by:
- Removing the complexity of configuring your EDR platform to your needs
- Ensuring your new endpoints are always discovered and protected
- Supporting your teams and responding to attacks and anomalies
Support
We combine the best EDR technology with people-centric persistence to deliver key robust threat detection and response, through two flexible service options:
This service is ideal for organisations that want to manage their own EDR solution, but with the confidence that they have a team of experts available to help with setup and ongoing support. Working with you, we will help to:
- Setup the service, including access to the management console.
- Install agents on the endpoints.
- Confirm connectivity to the management console.
- Define and configure policies for different endpoint groups or user roles based on security requirements.
- Tailor settings such as threat prevention, detection rules, response actions, and automated remediation
- Integrate EDR with other security tools.
- Configure alerting.
- Configure dashboards and reports.
- Conduct testing to ensure that EDR is functioning correctly and effectively detecting and responding to threats.
- Validate the configuration against your desired security outcomes and verify that the desired security policies are being enforced.
- Provide ongoing EDR support.
Everything you get with Supported as a Managed Service, plus:
- 24x7x365 monitoring and triage of alerts and security events.
- Incident response tailored to your organisation.
- Daily checks to ensure your EDR service is configured and functioning correctly.
- Weekly policy reviews based on evolving threats and security requirements to improve your security posture.
- Management of EDR software versions and security patches.
- Monthly reports detailing your security posture and key metrics.
EDR Convenience
Addressing your internet-connected device security used to be quick easy with a subscription to antivirus software. But the threat landscape has moved on and so should you.
We know that finding Endpoint Protection tools for today’s needs takes time and resource. Our Managed Security Team takes away this pain and provide you with a robust endpoint security strategy that’s convenient, whilst adapting to the ever-changing threat landscape.
Contact us today to explore your needs and how Red Helix Managed Endpoint Detection & Response will protect your company and workforce.
