• Technologies
    • Black Lotus Labs
    • Cloud
    • Edge Compute
    • Collaboration
    • Managed Services
    • Network
    • Security
  • Business Advice
    • 4th Industrial Revolution
    • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
    • Customer Experience
    • Data Driven Business
    • Operational Efficiency
    • Tech Trends
  • Industries
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare
    • Gaming
    • Manufacturing
    • Media and Entertainment
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Public Sector
    • Retail
    • Technology
  • About Us
    • Leadership Perspectives
    • NewsRoom
  • Technologies
    • Black Lotus Labs
    • Cloud
    • Edge Compute
    • Collaboration
    • Managed Services
    • Network
    • Security
  • Business Advice
    • 4th Industrial Revolution
    • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
    • Customer Experience
    • Data Driven Business
    • Operational Efficiency
    • Tech Trends
  • Industries
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare
    • Gaming
    • Manufacturing
    • Media and Entertainment
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Public Sector
    • Retail
    • Technology
  • About Us
    • Leadership Perspectives
    • NewsRoom

What is Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (MEDR)?

Alisha Smith Posted On December 6, 2022
0


0
Shares
  • Share On Facebook
  • Tweet It

Man stands at control center screen, looking at a map.

Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (MEDR) is a modern security solution, which has evolved from traditional Anti-Virus (AV). With cybercriminals now cracking the code of traditional AV solutions, MEDR uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and monitor all unusual behaviors, rather than only detecting and actioning known threats. Centered on endpoint detection, MEDR is an ‘always on’ approach to threat detection and response, protecting your organization from data exploitation and theft of intellectual property.

How does MEDR work?

MEDR security solutions analyze potential breaches in policy or if a security safeguard has failed from and endpoint (laptops, desktop PCs, mobile devices, servers, and even IoT and cloud workloads) to better identify and remediate suspicious activity. MEDR tools also collect telemetry data on suspicious activity and may enrich that data with other contextual information from correlated events. Through these functions, endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions are an instrumental way to shorten response times, and ideally, eliminate threats before damage is done.

How does MEDR protect your organization?

Managed Endpoint Detection and Response protects your organization by:

  • Protecting from the unknown: Unlike tools that only monitor for known threats, MEDR solutions can help you detect suspicious activities that may indicate an unknown threat type.
  • Telling the full story: Unlike traditional Anti-Virus, MEDR can help provide more context behind an attack, logging how the threat entered the endpoint and attempted to execute so that you can tailor your response and protect yourself in the future.
  • Providing real time response: MEDR delivers real-time visibility into your endpoints to help you quickly identify, investigate, and respond to malicious activity.
  • Ensuring every second counts: MEDR can help you accelerate your investigation so that you can limit the damage a breach does to your business.

Why do you need a MEDR solution?

With thousands of endpoints on your network — and cybercriminals continually developing new attack methods — the need for endpoint security grows more important by the day.

MEDR solutions ease up the endpoint management process by allowing you to monitor, control, and respond to threats through one central platform. A good MEDR solution enables your IT team to work more effectively by reducing the need to constantly monitor multiple tools and dashboards.

Do you have the expertise, tools, and people to prevent your endpoints from being exploited? How well does your business manage IT security threats? Click here to calculate the impact of security alerts and a potential endpoint breach on your business.

This content is provided for informational purposes only and may require additional research and substantiation by the end user. In addition, the information is provided “as is” without any warranty or condition of any kind, either express or implied. Use of this information is at the end user’s own risk. Lumen does not warrant that the information will meet the end user’s requirements or that the implementation or usage of this information will result in the desired outcome of the end user. All third-party company and product or service names referenced in this article are for identification purposes only and do not imply endorsement or affiliation with Lumen. This document represents Lumen products and offerings as of the date of issue.

Related posts:

  1. What is API Protection?
  2. Are Sophisticated Bots Knocking Down Your WAF?
  3. Dedicated Internet Access Vs. Broadband: Speed And Security Win The Day
  4. Tech Companies Answer the Cry for “Help” When Emotions Are Running High
0
Shares
  • Share On Facebook
  • Tweet It


Artificial IntelligenceCyberthreatsManaged Endpoint Detection and ResponseMEDRSecurity


Author

Alisha Smith

Alisha Smith is a Senior Lead Product Marketing Manager for Lumen, responsible for product strategy for Lumen's Security portfolio. Over her year 15+ years of experience, Alisha has previously lead and executed B2B and B2C marketing strategies for various technology organizations. Alisha received her Bachelors of Business Administration from British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Trending Now
Digital-First Starts With Your Network Provider
Shannon Lynch February 7, 2023
5 Observations from Lumen on 2022 Attack Trends
Kaitlin McIntyre February 6, 2023
You may also like
From the smart factory to the smart manufacturing enterprise
January 17, 2023
What is Social Engineering?
January 10, 2023
What is Bot Risk Management (BRM)?
December 20, 2022
The Value of CCaaS through a Network Provider
Read Next

The Value of CCaaS through a Network Provider

  • Categories

    Adaptive Networking

    Connected Security

    Hybrid Cloud

    Communications and Collaboration

    Edge Computing

    SASE


  • Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.

Services not available everywhere. ©2022 Lumen Technologies. All Rights Reserved.
Press enter/return to begin your search