EDR has been predicted to be the future of incidence response. Normal incidence response teams are not always well-informed about an attack to be able to quickly identify the cause, mitigate it to prevent adverse impacts, and to remediate the situation. Even after an attack has ended, the normal incidence response personnel cannot assure that they can prevent a future similar attack from happening. EDR is a term that's used to refer to the combination of tools that are used to detect and investigate incidences on endpoints.
This emerging technology is redefining what incidence response is by providing more reliable and timely incidence responses during attacks. EDR is not just one tool—it is composed of different tools that continually monitor endpoints, networks, and users regarding where they centrally store all important information.
EDR is powered by powerful analytics systems that run from a central point to identify any peculiar data recorded by the monitoring agents running in different systems. When a security incident is about to happen, the EDR will give an early warning to system and network admins about a potential attack. For instance, the EDR could detect that a server's internal firewall has continually blocked suspicious traffic streaming from a certain source. The EDR will warn of an imminent attack on the specific server so that preventative measures can be taken. Some EDRs can integrate with other security software, such as antivirus programs that can be used to intervene in cases where malware is detected to have been passed to an endpoint.
EDR is going to receive adoption in the near future by organizations that want continuous monitoring to deter attacks and assist with incidence response. The technology has been marked as an essential component of today's cybersecurity infrastructure. Since attacks are going to keep increasing, organizations will want to have a tool that can help incidence response teams during attacks to quickly identify the cause and mitigate it. They will, therefore, be looking for professionals that can deploy EDR to their IT infrastructure. Also, knowledge of the EDR technology will give you an advantage in IT jobs. It is, therefore, worthwhile to learn about the technology.