Discover the Top 5 XDR Use Cases for Today’s Cyber Threat Landscape
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Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated and frequent. Malicious attackers take advantage of vulnerabilities in security systems, resulting in data breaches, ransomware, and downtime.
Tools like EDR and NDR are usually used separately, which may not give the complete effectiveness one is looking for. Whereas Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is a solution that unifies all security data, giving you better insight and quicker threat detection.
XDR combines information from endpoints, networks, cloud, and other sources into one system. This gives a complete picture of your security environment, helping you find threats effectively.
XDR takes data from multiple sources and analyzes it to identify complex attacks that might be missed by tools like EDR or NDR.
In today’s world, cyberattacks can come from many different sources. Hackers might start by attacking an employee’s email, then move around laterally across the network, and finally exfiltrate sensitive data from the cloud. Where traditional security tools had a hard time keeping up with these movements, XDR works like magic.
It is better because it gives cross-layer visibility, automates threat responses, and helps security teams concentrate on real threats instead of false positives.
Traditional tools often fail to catch attacks that are used in multiple ways to break into systems. A study by Titania found that over 70% of companies are already spending more on security measures that help prevent problems before they happen. It’s very important to have a unified platform that covers all attack surfaces. And XDR is one of them and helps by:
XDR gathers information from various sources, like endpoints, networks, and cloud. It then uses AI and machine learning to analyze the collected data. This helps in detecting unusual activities across the entire IT environment.
Let’s say a hacker got into your system through a phishing email and then moved around within your network.
In this case, a regular security solution might spot the phishing email but probably miss the lateral movement. Whereas XDR monitors all possible ways an attack could happen and catches these complex threats.
If you’re just starting with XDR, you might find it a bit overwhelming. However, with the right approach it gets easier and greatly enhances your security posture.
The initial step is identifying the security gaps in your organization.
While reviewing your current security posture consider the following:
Ensure you set specific goals. Understand what you want to achieve:
This evaluation will assist you in identifying where XDR can improve your security approach.
In this guide, you’ll find how Fidelis Elevate® works with:
After understanding your requirements, identify the key features your XDR solution must have:
Selecting the right platform that fits your needs is the key. Here’s what you should look for:
Begin with a small-scale implementation of XDR. First, test the platform’s features in a controlled environment before using it across your whole company.
Educate your security team on how to operate the platform, monitor alerts, and automate responses. As time goes on, adjust the system according to changing threats and organizational shifts.
Even though XDR is very thorough, it works even better when integrated with other tools, such as SIEM.
XDR offers real-time threat detection, while SIEM assists with managing long-term log data. When put together, they improve incident response and mitigation times.
XDR analyzes and correlates data from different sources. This results in improved detection of advanced threats such as APTs, which typically use multiple attack vectors.
One of the most important parts of XDR is its ability to automate. Tasks like blocking malicious IP addresses or keeping infected devices isolated can be done automatically. This makes the process faster and reduces manual intervention. And your security team can concentrate on complex threats.
XDR provides complete visibility of the entire attack surface. Security teams can monitor endpoints, networks, cloud setups, and more all from one place. This helps eliminate blind spots that could have been missed when using separate tools.
Alert fatigue is a big problem. With so many alerts coming in every day, important ones can easily be missed. But you have nothing to worry about, XDR connects alerts and cuts down on false positives.
| Tool | What It Does | Strengths | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) | Focuses on endpoints like laptops, mobile devices | Excellent at catching endpoint-specific threats | No network or cloud visibility |
| NDR (Network Detection and Response) | Analyzes network traffic for suspicious behavior | Great for spotting anomalies in network traffic | Leaves endpoints unprotected |
| SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) | Gathers logs from various systems into one place | Centralizes security data for long-term analysis | Can be complex and resource-heavy to manage |
| XDR (Extended Detection and Response) | Unifies security across endpoints, network, cloud, email | Correlates data from multiple vectors for total coverage | Initial integration with existing tools can be tricky |
If you need a strong XDR platform, Fidelis Elevate® is one of the best choices. It does more than basic XDR by including automatic detection, active deception, and immediate response.
One of the main reasons people use XDR is to reduce alert overload. Security teams often get too many alerts that are hard to handle. It helps by correlating alerts and reducing the number of false positives.
APTs are complex, multi-vector attacks that can remain unnoticed for a long period. XDR’s comprehensive visibility across different layers helps spot these threats early, preventing them from becoming worse.
As companies shift to cloud services, traditional tools such as EDR and NDR find it hard to offer enough oversight. XDR solutions extend threat detection and response capabilities to cloud environments to make sure that cloud operations are constantly monitored and protected.
This field is ever evolving, and XDR is at the forefront.
XDR helps by finding advanced threats, reducing alert fatigue, and automatically responding to threats across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
Using solutions like Fidelis Elevate®, organizations can improve big time. They’ll be able to handle cyber threats confidently. Investing in XDR technology would be the best decision one can take. It’ll help organizations stay ahead of cyber threats.
XDR helps reduce the number of alerts coming your way by combining information from different sources, like endpoints, networks, and cloud services.
It uses AI and ML to remove false positives and highlight real threats. Instead of flooding security teams with isolated alerts, XDR gives them context-rich notifications. It handles routine threats automatically, so security teams can concentrate on critical incidents.
By consolidating and analyzing alerts, XDR cuts down on unnecessary alerts, making sure only the important threats get attention.
Fidelis Elevate® combines deception technology with automated detection, offering full protection for endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
Both XDR and SIEM collect security data, but SIEM is mainly about managing logs and analyzing events over a long period. SIEM systems store data in a central location but need a lot of manual work to analyze and respond to threats. XDR does more than SIEM by combining data from endpoints, networks, and the cloud, giving a quicker, real-time response.
Meanwhile, SOAR focuses on automating incident response process. XDR brings together SIEM’s data analysis and SOAR’s automation, while also offering better visibility across various attack vectors.
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