Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
- EDR: Cybersecurity technology for continuous monitoring, detection, investigation, and response on endpoints (laptops, desktops, servers, mobile).
- Behavioral & AI-Based: Detects suspicious activity including zero-day and fileless attacks, beyond traditional antivirus.
- Continuous Monitoring & Data Collection: Tracks processes, file changes, network connections, registry edits, and user logins.
- Threat Detection & Alerting: Uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to identify ransomware, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and insider threats.
- Investigation & Forensics: Provides full visibility into attack chains to trace compromises.
- Response & Containment: Automated/manual actions like isolating endpoints, killing malicious processes, and rolling back changes.
- Integration: Feeds endpoint data into SIEM, SOAR, and XDR for correlation and automated workflows.
- Benefits: Detects advanced threats, enables faster response, provides forensic insights, reduces breach risk, supports compliance.
- Use Cases: Detect ransomware early, investigate phishing compromises, isolate infected devices, monitor remote endpoints.
- Popular Solutions: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X, VMware Carbon Black, Trellix EDR.