With attack surfaces growing and the need to keep remote and hybrid environments safe, EDR has become one of the most powerful tools in an organization’s cybersecurity arsenal. EDR brings exceptional visibility into our most vulnerable area: endpoints. On top of that, it provides the power to monitor and respond more quickly to today’s threats.

IT teams need the ability to detect and respond to threats at the source, and that’s where endpoint detection and response (EDR) comes in. However, an EDR solution is only as effective as the people managing it and not everyone can afford the in-house cybersecurity talent required to actively manage an EDR and analyze threats. 

When choosing between a Managed or Unmanaged EDR solution, you should examine your own organization’s capabilities and goals. If you don’t have a dedicated internal security team and you lack the expertise and time to sort through alerts, then a managed EDR solution will be better suited for you. Aside from saving you from some massive headaches, managed EDR saves time and resources, reduces alerts and false positives and helps improve your organization’s overall security posture.