Move Beyond Prevention to Detection and Response
Preventive endpoint controls are essential, but organizations also need visibility when suspicious activity occurs. EDR helps security teams understand endpoint behavior, investigate potential threats and support response when an incident requires action.
Identify relevant suspicious activity across in-scope endpoints.
Give security teams endpoint context for investigation.
Support structured response and remediation workflows.
Use behavior analytics to strengthen visibility into endpoint activity.
Connect endpoint detection with broader security monitoring and incident-response processes.
How IDM Technologies Helps?
IDM Technologies helps organizations assess, design, implement and support EDR capabilities aligned to their endpoint estate and security operations. The approved solution scope centers on four capabilities: Threat Detection, Incident Investigation, Response & Remediation and Behavior Analytics.
Core EDR Capabilities
Threat Detection
EDR helps identify relevant suspicious or potentially malicious activity across endpoints, providing security teams with additional visibility beyond preventive controls.
Monitor relevant endpoint activity for potential threats.
Surface suspicious behavior for security review.
Support endpoint-focused detection within the wider security environment.
Provide useful context for subsequent investigation.
Incident Investigation
When suspicious activity is detected, EDR provides endpoint information that can help security teams investigate what occurred and understand relevant activity within the available solution context.
Review relevant endpoint events and activity.
Support investigation of suspicious endpoint behavior.
Provide context that can assist security analysts.
Help inform appropriate response decisions.
Response & Remediation
EDR supports response and remediation actions after relevant threats are identified and investigated. Available actions depend on the selected technology, configuration and approved operational process.
Support appropriate endpoint response actions.
Assist remediation of identified endpoint threats.
Connect detection findings with defined response workflows.
Support security operations teams during endpoint incidents.
Behavior Analytics
Behavior Analytics helps security teams understand relevant endpoint activity patterns and identify behavior that may require further investigation.
Increase visibility into endpoint behavior.
Support identification of unusual or suspicious activity patterns.
Add behavioral context to threat detection and investigation.
Strengthen endpoint-security monitoring and analysis.
EDR Within a Layered Endpoint Security Strategy
These capabilities address different endpoint-security requirements and can work together as part of a layered security architecture.
| Endpoint Layer | Primary Role |
|---|---|
| Endpoint Protection (NGAV) | Prevent relevant malicious activity and strengthen controls through NGAV, Web & Device Control and Behavior Monitoring. |
| Endpoint Privilege Management | Reduce unnecessary privileges, control applications and help prevent unauthorized privileged activity. |
| Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Detect threats, investigate suspicious activity, support response and remediation, and provide behavior analytics. |
A Structured EDR Approach
Understand
Review endpoint estate, existing security controls, monitoring processes and operational requirements.
Assess
Identify relevant detection, investigation, response and visibility requirements within scope.
Design
Define the approved EDR architecture, policies, integrations and operating approach.
Implement
Configure, integrate and deploy approved EDR capabilities.
Validate
Review relevant visibility, detection and response workflows according to the implementation scope.
Operate & Optimize
Support ongoing management and optimization where included in the engagement.
Business & Security Value
Improve visibility into relevant endpoint threats and suspicious activity.
Strengthen endpoint-focused threat detection.
Provide security teams with context for incident investigation.
Support more structured endpoint response and remediation.
Add behavioral visibility to the endpoint-security environment.
Connect endpoint detection with wider security monitoring and SOC operations.
Connect EDR with the Wider Security Environment
| Related Solution | Security Role |
|---|---|
| Endpoint Protection (NGAV) | Provide the preventive endpoint-security layer. |
| Endpoint Privilege Management | Reduce unnecessary endpoint privilege and control applications. |
| Security & Infrastructure Monitoring | Support log management, threat correlation, alerting and real-time monitoring. |
| Managed SOC | Support 24/7 monitoring and detection, threat intelligence and hunting, incident response, alerts and reporting. |
| Network Security | Protect connectivity and secure enterprise access. |
| Cloud Security | Protect SaaS usage, cloud applications and workloads. |
Supporting IDM Cybersecurity Services
| Service | How It Supports EDR |
|---|---|
| Professional Services, Customization & CoE | Support specialized requirements, integrations and capability development. |
| Advisory & Assessment | Review current endpoint-security controls, detection needs and improvement priorities. |
| Design & Implementation | Design, configure, integrate and deploy approved EDR capabilities. |
| Managed Services & Support | Support ongoing management, maintenance, optimization and technical support according to the agreed scope. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Strengthen Endpoint Detection and Response
Share your endpoint environment, current detection capabilities, investigation challenges and response requirements with IDM Technologies. Our team can discuss an appropriate EDR approach based on your security environment and operational priorities.