The right questions lead to the right protection
Choosing the right security partner can be as stressful as vetting a new hire for that hard-fought headcount—because in a sense, you’re hiring an EDR solution to protect you. At the evaluation stage, everyone promises superior detection, speed and coverage, but how can you be sure they’ll deliver?
Here are four questions to ask that go beyond what looks good on paper:
What level of visibility are we talking about?
Threat intel is a great place to start, but if it’s only firing off alerts and not providing context, you’ll waste time piecing things together yourself. The right EDR should give you a full view across all your endpoints with rich insight into attacker behavior, so you’re ready to respond smarter and faster.
Does it play well with the rest of my security stack?
For your EDR to really shine as the MVP, it needs to integrate smoothly with the rest of your stack. A robust, reliable EDR comes with solid APIs to ensure interoperability with other tools. You want something that consolidates data and simplifies workflows all from one same place. Trust us, your security team will thank you for it.
How far does the protection actually reach?
If your workloads live in containers or on cloud platforms (and many probably do), your EDR needs to extend coverage beyond on-prem systems. Containers often get overlooked, but that’s exactly why bad actors use them as hiding spots. Make sure your EDR can extend protection to all your containers while still integrating with your existing endpoints, giving cybercriminals no room to slink about.
How much heavy lifting is involved?
Let’s be real, security teams are often working with limited resources, time and bandwidth. That’s why a truly user-first EDR solution should be effortless to deploy, simple to manage and flexible enough to adapt to your needs. You especially want to look out for ongoing vendor support—that cherry on top that keeps things running smoothly and lets your team focus on staying proactive.
When you ask the right questions, the best partner stands out. And you might just be looking at “the one”.