What do you do if your organization is struggling with the effectiveness of its EDR solutions?
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions are designed to help organizations detect, investigate, and respond to cyberattacks on their endpoints, such as laptops, desktops, servers, and mobile devices. However, not all EDR solutions are equally effective, and some may cause more problems than they solve. If your organization is struggling with the effectiveness of its EDR solutions, here are some steps you can take to improve your security posture and reduce your risk of compromise.
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Zuhaib Khurshid 🥇🔸LinkedIn Top Voice | Information Security Consultant @ IP Technology LLC | Cybersecurity Analyst/Consultant/Trainer
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Nathan TofaniCyber Security | CompTIA Security+ | Security Operations Center | Risk Management | Vulnerability Management | Threat…
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Shreekumar NairCEO @ Vinca Cyber | Cybersecurity Solutions & Services
The first step is to assess your EDR goals and expectations. What are the main threats you are trying to prevent or detect? How do you measure the performance and value of your EDR solutions? How do you align your EDR strategy with your overall security framework and policies? By answering these questions, you can identify the gaps and challenges in your current EDR approach and prioritize the areas that need improvement.
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Zuhaib Khurshid 🥇
🔸LinkedIn Top Voice | Information Security Consultant @ IP Technology LLC | Cybersecurity Analyst/Consultant/Trainer
Reflecting on my experience, I'd advise honing EDR goals to align with security objectives, embracing real-world scenarios. Analyze your metrics meticulously, ensuring they reflect actual effectiveness. Leverage industry standards for optimal results. Engage stakeholders for holistic input. Remember, the key lies in practical application, not theoretical ideals. Consider insights from experts like Samrat Sur and Sagar Singh Bisht for comprehensive guidance.
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Shreekumar Nair
CEO @ Vinca Cyber | Cybersecurity Solutions & Services
Sounds like your EDR might be missing the mark! Here's how I can help: Let's Analyze: We can delve into your current setup. Are alerts overwhelming? Are they missing key threats? Fine-Tune the Focus: We can refine your detection rules to target the threats most relevant to your organization. Threat Hunting Power-Up: Let's explore advanced threat hunting techniques to proactively uncover hidden threats. Invest in Expertise: Consider training your team or bringing in experts to maximize your EDR's potential. Consolidate or Consider Alternatives: If needed, we can explore if another EDR solution might be a better fit. Together, we can turn your EDR into a powerful security shield! *** DM me for any expert assessment :)
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Zuhaib Khurshid 🥇
🔸LinkedIn Top Voice | Information Security Consultant @ IP Technology LLC | Cybersecurity Analyst/Consultant/Trainer
Reflecting on my extensive experience, it's crucial to scrutinize your EDR goals meticulously. Embrace real-world scenarios, ensuring metrics reflect actual effectiveness. Adhere to industry standards for optimal outcomes. Engage stakeholders for holistic input. Remember, practical application trumps theoretical ideals. Draw insights from experts like Samrat Sur and Sagar Singh Bisht for comprehensive guidance. Now, prioritize action based on their insights to bolster your organization's cybersecurity posture.
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Samrat Sur
Manager- Information & Cloud Security @ Cognizant | IT Risk Management| ZTCA| GRC | ITSec Audit Management| GCP| ISO 27001| NIST| GDPR| ITIL
it's essential to reassess your EDR goals to ensure they align with your organization's security objectives and operational needs. Here's how you can assess your EDR goals: Clarify Objectives: Understand your security goals and how EDR fits in Define Use Cases: Identify scenarios where EDR should provide value Assess Challenges: Evaluate issues with current EDR solution Review Metrics: Check performance metrics like detection rates Align with Standards: Ensure goals match industry best practices Consider Operations: Account for infrastructure size and team skills Engage Stakeholders: Gather input from relevant teams and leaders Set Realistic Expectations: Understand limitations and possibilities Develop a roadmap for EDR effectiveness.
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Jaspreet Sidhu 🔑
Cybersecurity Professional | Scrum Master | Cloud Security | I.T. Operations & Infrastructure Security | CISSP | CISM | CCSK | CDPSE | SABSA (SCF) | TOGAF | GCIH | SSCP | AWS
Ensure that the EDR solution is configured correctly for the organization's environment and security requirements. This includes tuning detection rules and policies to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy. Ensure that the EDR solution is up to date with the latest patches and updates from the vendor. This can help address any known vulnerabilities or issues that may be affecting its performance. Provide training to security analysts and IT staff on how to effectively use the EDR solution and interpret its alerts and findings. This can help improve response times and the overall effectiveness of the solution.
The next step is to evaluate your EDR capabilities and compare them with the best practices and standards in the industry. To ensure an effective EDR solution, look for capabilities such as visibility, which allows for data collection and analysis from endpoints across the network; detection, which uses advanced techniques such as behavioral analysis, machine learning, and threat intelligence to detect malicious activity; investigation, which provides root cause analysis, forensic investigation, and threat hunting; and response, which can contain, isolate, remediate, and recover from incidents using automated or manual actions.
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Sagar Singh Bisht
Cyber Security Manager | Cybersecurity | IT-Expert | IT Training & Consultancy | Digital Marketing | Social Media
Carefully examine the features and functionalities of your current EDR solution. Does it align with your goals? Are there any underutilized capabilities that could be beneficial?
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Nathan Tofani
Cyber Security | CompTIA Security+ | Security Operations Center | Risk Management | Vulnerability Management | Threat Intelligence | Information Security
Performing hardening on an EDR tool seeking the best controls to be applied and the protections that will add value to the environment is essential. From this execution it is possible to consider a comparison between market solutions. For many times, we have resources at home and look for solutions on the market because we do not know all the functions of what has already been contracted.
The third step is to optimize your EDR configuration and ensure that it is aligned with your EDR goals and capabilities. You should consider the coverage of the endpoints protected by your EDR solution, the frequency and quality of data collection and analysis, the compatibility and interoperability of your EDR solution with other security tools and platforms, the scalability in handling the growth and complexity of your endpoint environment, as well as the ease of use and management of your EDR solution. All these aspects can contribute to a successful implementation of an effective endpoint detection and response system.
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Sagar Singh Bisht
Cyber Security Manager | Cybersecurity | IT-Expert | IT Training & Consultancy | Digital Marketing | Social Media
Fine-tune your EDR settings to maximize its effectiveness. This might involve adjusting alert thresholds, customizing detection rules, or integrating with other security tools for a more holistic view.
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Nathan Tofani
Cyber Security | CompTIA Security+ | Security Operations Center | Risk Management | Vulnerability Management | Threat Intelligence | Information Security
Optimizing EDR consumption is essential, as this will generate effectiveness in resolving security issues at the endpoint level. Customizing rules according to your business context can be a differentiator. Locking folders, blocking removable devices, limiting behavior, among other functions, can be fundamental to reducing the scope of attack provided by the organization.
The fourth step is to train your EDR team and equip them with the skills and knowledge to operate and maintain your EDR solution effectively. This includes understanding the fundamentals of EDR, such as endpoint security and the attack lifecycle, as well as the features and functions of your specific EDR solution. Additionally, you should cover common scenarios and use cases, as well as best practices for using and improving your EDR solution, like tuning and testing. By doing so, you can ensure that your EDR team is prepared to respond to threats, hunt for them, comply with regulations, audit systems, and more.
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Sagar Singh Bisht
Cyber Security Manager | Cybersecurity | IT-Expert | IT Training & Consultancy | Digital Marketing | Social Media
Ensure your security team has the expertise to leverage the full potential of your EDR. Invest in training programs that cover threat hunting, incident investigation, and using the specific features of your EDR tool.
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Nathan Tofani
Cyber Security | CompTIA Security+ | Security Operations Center | Risk Management | Vulnerability Management | Threat Intelligence | Information Security
Evolving knowledge and operation of EDR solutions is essential so that professionals can understand how the solution's functions and resources are applied, in addition to having knowledge to mitigate events and identify behaviors through an XDR that has the events of an EDR, or even through a SIEM tool.
In the fifth step, it is essential to review your EDR results and measure the impact and value of your EDR solution on your security posture and business outcomes. You should track metrics and indicators such as effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. Effectiveness measures the degree to which your EDR solution achieves your goals and expectations, while efficiency assesses the optimization of resources and processes. Satisfaction gauges the degree to which your EDR solution meets the needs of stakeholders, such as enhancing user experience or satisfying auditors' requirements.
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Nathan Tofani
Cyber Security | CompTIA Security+ | Security Operations Center | Risk Management | Vulnerability Management | Threat Intelligence | Information Security
Once all the previous steps have been prepared and executed, then we can start working on collecting results and gaps that we have in the environment, as it will be guaranteed that all functionalities are implemented and that implementation resources are exhausted. In this context, it is possible to compare objectives x deliveries and bring market tools to a comparison of deliveries.
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Sagar Singh Bisht
Cyber Security Manager | Cybersecurity | IT-Expert | IT Training & Consultancy | Digital Marketing | Social Media
Regularly analyze the data and alerts generated by your EDR. Are you getting too many false positives? Are you missing legitimate threats? Use this feedback to refine your configuration and identify areas for improvement.
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Joaquín Carrascosa
Estudiante avanzado de Lic. en Seguridad Informática | Analista en Sistemas y Técnico en Redes informáticas
Es importante tener en cuenta: -Las capacidades de detección de la herramienta -El licenciamiento con el que se cuenta, ya que podría variar en las funcionalidades de protección que incluya. -Contar con un administrador capacitado para aplicar las políticas y controles como lo indique la documentación -Actualizar a la última versión disponible soportada -Analizar si la herramienta se adapta a las TTP actuales