Endpoint Security EDR Solutions

What to Look for in an Endpoint Security, EDR Solution
Legacy endpoint security tools are no match for today’s malware and ransomware attacks. Attackers are well aware of the protection methods that outdated EDR solutions are using, and renders them useless. Attackers have studied these tools for years and know exactly how to by-pass them, and in some cases disables them entirely. Outdated endpoint security tools are looking for well-known criteria, which is exactly why endpoints are still attackers favorite and easiest targets. If your endpoint security defenses cannot evolve as fast as the ransomware mutates, you simply cannot protect against the latest variant. If your endpoints are being targeted by sophisticated low-profile malware, your endpoint security must be able to detect behavior anomalies. If you are using one of the more well-known endpoint security tools, odds are the attacker has already tested their malware against it already and can circumvent it.

How do you protect against today’s malware and ransomware threats? Advanced Endpoint Detection and Response EDR solutions will protect against known and unknown threats by using methods that are impossible for attackers to anticipate and circumvent. For one, an advanced EDR solution will not just rely on known threat indicators, they also utilize AI engines to detect attacks both at the endpoint level and anomalies within the infrastructure. The AI engines should be capable of learning between normal patterns of behaviors and determining which behaviors are a threat based on evidence found in internal and external sources, such as input provided by an analyst or security information hub such as the MITRE ATT&CK advisory intelligence. These information sources should serve as a constant knowledge source for the AI engines to absorb and utilize to automatically enhance your security defenses. An endpoint security solution such as this will constantly evolve and advance your security defenses so that your environment does not fall victim to the latest malware or ransomware attack.

Your endpoints should always be able to protect themselves, even if they go off line without notice. In order for the AI engine to detect suspicious endpoint activity 24/7, a behavioral analysis must accurately track the acceptable activities of every running application and command it is capable of running. The behavioral engine must also ensure the endpoint is protected no matter where it is located; whether it be on or off the network, the protection must be constantly enforcing the policies and report any discrepancies when it reconnects to the network.

Important Endpoint Security Features your EDR Solution should have
Ability to investigate file source code for behavior analysis prior to executing to prevent malicious code from running.
AI driven, autonomous detection and prevention no matter the status of the endpoint or where it is located, and ability to learn.
Real-time threat hunting of entire infrastructure for indicators of compromise IOC, binaries, anomalous behaviors and discovery of dormant threats.
Heuristic and signature based scanning for protecting against known threats and variants in disk or memory.
Extraction of remote forensic information for reconstructing and analyzing an attack with timelines.
Ability to run federated searches across all your disparate security tools and data sources, including other EDRs, SIEMs, NDRs, Logs, emails and Cloud locations with a single query.
Ability to identify and assess an attacks root cause in alerts for correlation with MITRE tactics, techniques and procedures and industry leading threat intelligence advisories for quick and confident triaging.
Accurate and up to date remediation guidance from external threat intelligence and integrated OOTB response task lists with ability to export and collaborate.
APIs to automated detection and remediation playbooks for integrating with other solutions and products.
Behavior anomaly detection and response for zero day threats and ransomware.
Endpoint protection that is invisible to attackers and tamper proof
Does not interfere with or require replacing existing technology.
Easy to deploy and use with contextual, graphical displays, and point and click simplicity.

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