Solutions for EDR to XDR to CDR

The information security field has more abbreviations than ever, further highlighting the complexity and growth of the IT landscape as it expands between on-premises and cloud environments.

With the emergence of endpoint detection and response (EDR), which focuses on workloads; network detection and response (NDR), which focuses on network activity; and extended detection and response (XDR), which evolves both EDR and NDR includes Security information and event management.

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) focuses on monitoring endpoints (e.g., desktops and servers) for threats using endpoint-specific data and analytics. Whereas, extended detection and response (XDR) expands the scope of threat detection beyond endpoints by consolidating and correlating data from multiple sources that might include networks, cloud environments, and applications.

Cloud detection and response (CDR) focuses on the detection and response of security incidents in cloud environments. CDR is a security approach that protects cloud applications and infrastructure by providing visibility, analytics, and threat detection capabilities within cloud environments. CDR tools integrate with various cloud service providers and their native security services to detect and respond to cloud-specific threats and vulnerabilities. CDR and XDR are related but distinct solutions.

Few tech companies positioned their solution as Content disarm and reconstruction, also known as Threat Extraction, proactively protects against known and unknown threats contained in documents by removing executable content. This enables CDR to offer true zero-day prevention, while delivering files to users quickly.

Through advanced analytics and detection techniques, CDR identifies malicious activities, unauthorized access, and anomalous behaviour in cloud environments. Once a threat is detected, CDR assists security teams in investigating and mitigating the issue.

Experts say, One of the hallmarks of CDR is automation through cloud provider services and APIs. CDR also focuses on large-scale event processing and automated risk analysis through machine learning and analytics.

The shift from EDR to XDR to CDR is a natural progression as threats become more sophisticated and organizations move to the cloud. CDR is the latest and greatest in cybersecurity, and it is essential for organizations that want to stay ahead of the curve.

S Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA