As a business executive, you will find a multitude of security solutions at your fingertips. Finding vendors to enhance your security posture is not particularly hard, but making specific choices is time-consuming. The options seem endless, the assurances sound similar, and the technical details can be confusing.
// 01How Endpoint Detection and Response Works
You might be considering Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). EDRs keep an eye on activity across your endpoint devices like computers, servers, and IoT devices, alert you to potential threats and help isolate them, and store information about threat behavior and the reasons behind it. More precisely, they are designed to spot malware and malicious actions on your endpoints, combining an antivirus's signature-based detection with machine learning to identify behaviors that suggest malicious intent. That makes EDR a crucial part of your security setup when dealing with malware.
However, EDRs often fall short against the sophisticated techniques adversaries use to outsmart your defenses. Those techniques can mimic normal administrative actions by exploiting IT tools and system features, and traditional EDRs frequently cannot distinguish them from legitimate IT activity inside your network.
// 02The Advanced Edge of Managed Detection and Response
Another option is Managed Detection and Response (MDR). MDRs offer constant monitoring by highly skilled security analysts available 24/7, take immediate action before threats can spread, and reduce alert fatigue while minimizing false alarms.
The full SOC PLUS platform within IT PROTECT was built from the ground up to detect adversaries during the early stages of their presence in your network. Our 24/7/365 Security Operations Center gains insight into the techniques attackers use, which lets us remove threats before they can deploy malware. Our approach relies on understanding the context of activities rather than leaning solely on machine learning, which results in faster breach detection, swift threat removal, and fewer false alarms.
// 03EDR vs MDR Visibility: Defense in Layers
What makes IT PROTECT especially effective against advanced techniques is that the technology is designed to understand interactions between machines, where an EDR primarily understands actions within an individual device. That machine-to-machine understanding, paired with a patented live network map, lets us see the bigger picture, tracking attackers' movements and communications across the entire network for the quickest, most effective response.
The goal is not to criticize EDRs. Antivirus and EDR are important features of your security posture, but they cannot be your only line of defense. With adversaries increasingly misusing trusted IT tools, you need next-level protection, so rather than ripping out your existing setup we work alongside it to enhance your protection with 24/7/365 capabilities.
IT PROTECT's fully managed SOC PLUS platform integrates with several leading EDR solutions through our Managed EDR offering. EDRs excel at detecting malware with their AV engines, and we enhance those alerts with 24/7/365 responses from our expert-led SOC teams, treating the EDR as one additional layer rather than the whole defense. We currently integrate with Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, Cylance, Malwarebytes, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne, and Sophos.
// 04More Than Endpoint Monitoring
Managed SOC PLUS is much more than a team of cybersecurity experts watching your endpoints around the clock. Integrated with IT PROTECT, it is a comprehensive managed security service spanning Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Cloud Response with Microsoft 365, Vulnerability Management, Application Control, and Incident Response Management. A fully managed SOC has traditionally been out of reach for the SMB market, and it has never been more accessible than it is right now. The value and ROI for your business is tenfold.
If you want a serious conversation about the security of your business, reach out and let's chat. IT PROTECT was designed specifically for your business.
Cloud Matrix IT is a managed IT and technology consulting firm specializing in proactive IT management for small and medium-sized businesses. IT PROTECT is a comprehensive technology strategy and cybersecurity platform that helps your business save time, reduce costs, and stay protected with a fully managed 24/7/365 SOC+ platform led by cybersecurity professionals. Yes, even weekends and holidays.
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