Today’s cyberattacks are more advanced and complex than ever before. It’s no surprise that enterprises can no longer rely on traditional endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to protect against the evolving threat landscape. With the amount of data rapidly expanding in conjunction with an increasing number of endpoints, enterprise IT departments are facing new management and security challenges. EDR can provide businesses with another layer of threat detection in a multilayered security approach.
Cyberthreats Have Evolved, So Should Your Security
The impact of a cyberattack is no longer siloed to one employee’s device. It has the ability, speed, and scope to impact your entire business in mere seconds. And it’s hard not to think of cybersecurity as being the never-ending game of cat-and-mouse, with cybercriminals constantly developing new skills, updating code, and deploying new tactics to get inside your endpoints. But instead of your organization trying to play catch up, get ahead of malicious actors by developing a comprehensive security strategy to prevent attacks before they happen.
Many cyberthreats use multiple attack mechanisms, which means just one form of security is no longer enough to keep your entire enterprise secure from malicious actors. And although some anti-virus software can’t keep up with new malware or variants of known malware, it still plays an important role in a multilayered approach for a robust cybersecurity strategy. Endpoint detection and response is also essential when developing a comprehensive security approach. It offers a threat detection capability, allowing your next-generation solution to track down potential threats if they break through the first layer of your digital perimeter.
The Importance of EDR
The SANS Endpoint Protection and Response Survey reports that 44% of IT teams manage between 5,000 and 500,000 endpoints across its network. Each of these endpoints become an open door for a potential cyberattack. Given the increasing number of endpoints, organizations are beginning to understand that they’re more susceptible to breaches and are willing to adopt a multilayered security approach to prevent as many attacks as possible.
With endpoint detection and response, organizations have granular control and visibility into their endpoints to detect suspicious activity. There are new features and services for EDR, expanding its ability to detect and investigate threats. An EDR solution can discover and block threats in the pre-execution stage, investigate threats through analytics, and help provide an incident response plan. Additionally, some EDR solutions can leverage AI and machine learning to automate the steps in an investigative process. These new capabilities can learn an organization’s baseline behaviors and use this information, along with a variety of other threat intelligence sources, to interpret findings.
Incorporating EDR Into Your Security Strategy
The adoption of EDR is projected to increase significantly over the next few years. According to Stratistics MRC’s Endpoint Detection and Response – Global Market Outlook (2017-2026), sales of EDR solutions—both on-premises and cloud-based—are expected to reach $7.27 million by 2026, with an annual growth rate of nearly 26%.
When adopting EDR into your security portfolio, the application should have three basic components: endpoint data collection agents, automated response, and analysis and forensics. McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) helps you get ahead of modern threats with AI-guided investigations that surface relevant risks and automate and remove the manual labor of gathering and analyzing evidence.
For more information on endpoint detection and response, check out our Security Awareness page and the McAfee Endpoint Security portfolio of products.
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