Generating a clear view of an
organisation’s security posture provides
the benefit of being able to report on
compliance status. This information
will help identify areas that may be
vulnerable to attacks. It also allows
administrators to determine if the scope
of an attack has impacted areas where
sensitive data is housed.
It provides an additional
layer of detection
When it comes to cybersecurity, even the
most advanced tools can be defeated
given enough time and resources, making
it difficult to truly understand when
attacks are happening. Organisations
often rely solely on prevention to stay
protected and while prevention is critical,
EDR offers another layer of detection
capabilities to potentially find incidents
that have gone unnoticed.
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The good news
is Deep Learning
enabled EDR
tools provide the
easiest way for
organisations to
answer the tough
questions about
security incidents.
Organisations can leverage EDR
to detect attacks by searching for
indicators of compromise (IOCs). This is
a quick and straightforward way to hunt
for attacks that may have been missed.
It increases response time to
potential incidents
Once incidents are detected, IT and
security teams usually scramble to
remediate them as fast as possible to
reduce the risk of attacks spreading
and to limit any potential damage.
On average, security and IT teams
spend more than three hours trying to
remediate each incident. EDR can speed
this up significantly.
The first step an analyst might
take during the incident response
process would be to stop an attack
from spreading. Analysts will often do
this before investigating, buying time
while they determine the best course
of action.
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