Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a tool that monitors devices for threats. Managed detection and response (MDR) is a service where analysts investigate and respond to alerts, often across many sources. Exaforce MDR covers identity, endpoint, email, SaaS, IaaS, and Kubernetes, linking endpoint alerts to user behavior for fuller context.
Why is MDR better than EDR?
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) generates alerts from devices, but someone still has to investigate and act on them. Managed detection and response (MDR) adds that analyst capacity around the clock, often across identity, cloud, and SaaS. In Exaforce MDR, EDR telemetry is one of many inputs Exabots correlate during each investigation.
What is the difference between managed EDR and MDR?
Managed endpoint detection and response (EDR) means a provider operates your EDR tool, so coverage stops at devices. Managed detection and response (MDR) spans more attack surfaces. Exaforce MDR, for example, correlates endpoint alerts with identity, cloud, and SaaS activity, which matters because many identity-based attacks generate no endpoint signals at all.