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The last decade has required businesses to revise several fundamental assumptions about cybersecurity rapidly. Of these, the role of endpoint protection has undergone the most significant shift. After all, endpoints are now everywhere. Between the proliferation of the cloud and the rise of remote work, can traditional endpoint detection really be relied on to ward off attackers?
Given the continued (and seemingly unending) rise in cyberattacks worldwide, the answer is a definite no. The real question is: how can organizations protect their assets without sacrificing the flexibility afforded by the latest technologies? Coupling Endpoint Detection Response (EDR) with Security and Information Event Management (SIEM) systems is one well-established answer, but ultimately, EDR and SIEM represent just two prongs of a three-pronged approach.
That third prong—often neglected by IT teams—is called Network Detection and Response (NDR). However, your IT and security teams should prioritize using it as part of their cybersecurity toolkit.
1. NDR Directly Analyzes Traffic Inside Your Network
EDR and SIEM tools are indispensable additions to any cybersecurity toolkit. When suspicious activity occurs at endpoints, EDR is highly effective at flagging it. SIEM, meanwhile, is hugely valuable for collecting and analyzing log data. SIEM tools are only as good as their sources of
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