Sophos Intercept X with EDR - the best got better

EDR has become a buzzword which came about five years ago. 

EDR refers to endpoint detection and response, the reason people are looking for EDR is because they want to go a little deeper in their endpoint security. And as endpoint security is lagging in threats and there hasn't been much new innovations in that area so this is where EDR comes about. This gives admins better visibility so that you may know what actually is going through your front door in case your endpoint detection missed something. The EDR will get all those missed viruses and eliminate them as well as it will eradicate the blind spots. For example, an organization can be under attack, and they may not even know what is happening. It maybe months after they find out that they were under attack and that the data was leaving their systems. EDR is a solution to all of this because it is built to analyze and investigate deeper into suspicious behavior so that organizations can respond faster with more accuracy. 

But why aren't more organizations using it. 

The problem with most EDR tools is that they are difficult to use and involve a very steep learning curve. The organization should have a team that is well equipped and knows how to handle the EDR software thus making traditional EDR software to reply heavily upon the expertise of the security analysts. In order to get the value out of the product it requires resources both financial and human of the highest order.  

Sophos came up with Intercept X with EDR as a remedy to this difficulty, with guided incident response teams of all technical expertise level can use the tool and protect their organizations. Since Sophos has combined the EDR with its intercept x software which is an antivirus, anti-ransomware tool this makes the EDR works on top of a strong endpoint. Doing so results in the optimization of resources by reducing noise for the EDR. 

As you all know most organizations do not have security operation centers or critical emergency response teams and many can't afford this luxury so Sophos takes the skill set of SOC and CERT and incorporates that into their product so the rest of the world can use it as well. 

The way a typical SOC Centre works is that they have a team of Security analyst who are looking at all the alerts coming in and then prioritizing them. If they know how to respond then they solve the issue, if not then they escalate them to some specialist such as a Malware analyst or a threat intelligence analyst. This requires the company to have a wide variety of resources, knowing that not all organizations can have that resource Sophos has incorporated all of these into its products and replicated the capabilities, so you don't need to hire anyone. 

Sophos intercept X advanced with EDR integrates intelligent endpoint detection and response with the industries top rated Malware detection, top rated exploit protection and other unmatched endpoint protection features. 

 

intercept X advanced with EDR allows administrators to answer the tough questions about security incidents by providing visibility into the scope of an Attack, how it started, what was impacted and how to respond. 

Security team of all skill levels quickly understand the security posture thanks to guided investigation which offer suggested next steps, clear visual attack representations and build an expertise. 

Intelligent endpoint detection and response means that security teams have the visibility and activities they need to answer the tough questions that are asked as part of an incident response effort. These include to understand the scope and impact of security incidents, to detect attacks that may have gone unnoticed, to search for indicators of compromises across the network, to prioritize events for further investigation, to analyze files to determine if they are a threat or potentially unwanted, to confidently report on a your organization security policy at any given moment. 

To stop the widest range of threats intercept X advance with EDR employs a comprehensive defense in depth approach to endpoint protection rather than simply relying on one primary security technique. 

Modern techniques include deep learning, Malware detection, exploit prevention and anti-ransomware specific features. 

It combines endpoint detection and response capabilities with the modern features in Intercept X and the foundational techniques in Sophos Central Endpoint Protection. This is delivered as a single solution, in a single agent thud making the lives of security and IT administrators easy all over the globe.