# Endpoint detection and response (EDR)

> Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is security software that continuously records activity on laptops, desktops, and servers, detects suspicious behavior, and lets responders investigate and isolate an affected device.

Also called: EDR, EDR software, endpoint threat detection and response.

Traditional antivirus compares files against a list of known malware. EDR watches behavior instead: which programs start, what they change, and where they connect. When a pattern looks like an attack, such as a document launching a script that begins encrypting files, the tool raises an alert, can stop the process, and can cut the device off from the network while someone investigates.

Attackers often use legitimate tools already present on a computer, which leaves little for a signature-based scanner to find. EDR gives a small business a way to catch that activity early and a record of what happened, which matters when deciding whether data was taken and what needs to be rebuilt. Cyber insurance applications often ask whether it is in place.

EDR produces alerts that someone has to read and act on, at any hour. A tool nobody monitors offers little more than antivirus. Managed detection and response (MDR) is the same kind of technology with a staffed security team watching it. Check who responds to alerts, how quickly, and what they are allowed to do. We deploy and monitor endpoint protection as part of our security work.

## Where we do this work

- [Cybersecurity services](https://techpitsolutions.systems/services/cybersecurity)
- [Managed IT services](https://techpitsolutions.systems/msp)

## See also

- [Phishing](https://techpitsolutions.systems/glossary/phishing): Phishing is a type of fraud in which an attacker sends a message that pretends to come from a trusted sender in order to trick the recipient into revealing passwords, approving payments, or opening a malicious link or file.
- [Zero trust](https://techpitsolutions.systems/glossary/zero-trust): Zero trust is a security approach that never assumes a user or device is safe just because it is inside the company network. Every access request is checked against identity, device health, and permissions before it is allowed.
- [Patch management](https://techpitsolutions.systems/glossary/patch-management): Patch management is the process of finding, testing, and installing software updates on computers, servers, and network devices so that known security flaws and bugs are fixed before they cause harm.

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Source: https://techpitsolutions.systems/glossary/endpoint-detection-and-response

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