The need for a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy has increased as cyberattacks have become more frequent and costly. An effective detection and response capability is crucial to every security strategy to eliminate threats that bypass traditional security protocols.
This is where EDR and MDR come into play—these acronyms may sound similar, but they are very different in practice.
EDR, endpoint detection and response, and MDR, managed detection and response, are two extensive cybersecurity methods that may be effective for your business. What do they mean, though, and how do they work?
Our experts break down EDR vs. MDR, how they can help your business, and which is more beneficial.
What is EDR?
Endpoint detection and response technologies monitor and capture all endpoint activity, such as a company’s computers and other network-connected systems (servers, smart devices, etc.), and will alert security teams of cyber threats.
This next-generation cybersecurity solution surpasses traditional antivirus and includes event recording, suspicious activity monitoring and alerts, real-time investigation and threat hunting, data analysis, and active endpoint protection.
EDR uses advanced analytics to provide non-stop visibility into the status of all an organization’s endpoints, offering remediation suggestions for responding and stopping an attack in progress.
What is MDR?
Managed detection and response is basically EDR purchased as a service. This managed security service manages endpoint security with a focus on mitigating and eliminating threats with an experienced, around-the-clock security team.
Most, if not all, of the components of EDR, fall under the same umbrella of MDR, except with the latter, a team of experts is continuously assisting your company in your security. With MDR, the responsibility of security systems management, threat detection, and threat hunting fall in the hands of the service provider’s experts–instead of burdening the organization itself.
Which is better: EDR vs. MDR?
Some cyber attacks will elude automated software and solutions no matter what cybersecurity plan a company may deploy.
In short, EDR will alert your staff of security threats and risks, but MDR actually handles said threats and eliminates them.
With MDR, critical incident responses are handled without any weight on the shoulder of your company’s IT staff. Many IT personnel may get overwhelmed with the sizable security alerts EDR may provide, but MDR experts can ease the stress with their ability to spot red flags, quickly evaluate any threats, and then efficiently mitigate them.
Does your Philadelphia or South Jersey business need assistance with determining whether EDR or MDR is better for you? Are you looking to implement an MDR security plan and need someone to handle the hard stuff while you focus on the day-to-day operations of your company?
Contact radius180, a South Jersey-based team of experts that will ensure your business gets the cybersecurity protection it needs, and we’ll #DoA180 together.
