EDR antivirus protection: detect, defend against and eliminate threats
With our modern, proactive EDR antivirus protection, you protect your company even better against the growing cyber threat! Learn more about our first-class endpoint detection and response solution.
Why is classic antivirus software no longer enough?
EDR antivirus protection is clearly superior!
Classic antivirus software is installed on end devices and runs in the background to protect the respective client against viruses, Trojans and other malware. The software scans all incoming files for malicious code and compares them with the malware signatures (hash values) in its database. If malicious code is detected, the affected file is intercepted.
But modern cyberattacks are highly multi-layered, complex and usually occur in waves. In addition, attackers operate in a highly professional manner and deliberately try to disguise their malicious code. Antivirus protection based purely on signature detection reaches its limits here! As an advanced evolution of classic antivirus software, EDR is an adequate and up-to-date endpoint protection for businesses!
The term EDR stands for Endpoint Detection and Response. Below, we explain what advantages such EDR antivirus protection can offer your company and what exactly lies behind these three terms:
Endpoints are all end devices in a network that can potentially be affected by attacks. With our EDR antivirus protection, you get protection for your PCs, laptops and servers.
For robust IT security of your network, we also offer you a high-quality Next Generation Firewall solution.
“EDR tracks down intruding, unknown threats by detecting behavioral anomalies!”
EDR antivirus protection also blocks and isolates known threats. However, since novel phishing or ransomware attacks exploit not only unknown security vulnerabilities but also modified malicious code, modern antivirus protection has to deliver more. These threats often cannot be clearly identified as malicious and therefore cannot be reliably fended off by a classic antivirus program.
The consequence: they may remain undetected in the system and are only activated later with criminal intent.
To detect such compromises early, before they cause significant damage, the detection function of EDR antivirus protection additionally monitors and analyzes the behavior and state of the respective end device.
Using artificial intelligence, innovative heuristic search technologies (e.g. analyses linked by time and content, and exclusion methods) and machine learning, EDR attempts to identify behavioral anomalies and suspicious activities. It can also adapt its protection mechanisms to new threat situations accordingly.
Examples of the detection function
For example, these multi-layered analysis methods can detect unwanted encryption and program installations or changes to critical security settings and user logins.
With its detection function, EDR antivirus protection can respond to a broad spectrum of attacks and threats!
To prevent intruding malware from spreading through the system, EDR uses its response function. It reacts to suspicious activities and behavioral anomalies with proactive protection mechanisms and also informs the responsible IT organization. These security alerts contain information about the detected incidents as well as about the countermeasures already taken automatically.
In this way, those responsible for IT can quickly analyze the security incident and, if necessary, initiate further steps to protect the systems.
Examples of the response function
For example, the EDR software puts suspicious files into quarantine in real time or uses an isolation mechanism to disconnect the infected end device from the rest of the network. In addition, our EDR antivirus protection uses a cloud function that enables it to learn from other security incidents. As a result, all users benefit from improved detection and defense against threats – true swarm intelligence.
The response function of EDR antivirus protection shortens the response times for countermeasures!
With our Managed EDR Service, we not only handle the installation of the EDR software on your end devices, but also its continuous monitoring and updating.
Central management enables us to detect threats and attacks on your systems early and respond to them quickly; potential alerts are first analyzed and assessed by competent experts. After all, not every automatically incoming alert necessarily represents an acute threat. Nevertheless, alerts must be interpreted carefully. Support from IT specialists therefore makes good sense!
To maintain your security architecture according to your wishes, we also make sure that the antivirus protection is always active and cannot be bypassed by your employees.
By the way: EDR antivirus protection is an integral part of all our IT service flat rates. With these, you get comprehensive protection for your systems at predictable IT costs!
| Ongoing costs per month | |
|---|---|
| Professional EDR antivirus protection incl. administration, monitoring and maintenance | 19,90 €* |
| Professional EDR antivirus protection for servers incl. administration, monitoring and maintenance | 39,90 €* |
* EDR antivirus protection is already included in all our IT service flat rates.
What does the EDR antivirus protection include?
The EDR antivirus protection includes the proactive antivirus software, including administration, monitoring and maintenance.
Why is the free Microsoft Defender antivirus protection not enough?
Microsoft Defender antivirus protection is not sufficient because employees could bypass it and it lacks central management. Our experience also shows that its security quality is not sufficient.
Which services are chargeable and not included?
What advantages do Computer-Spezialisten offer compared to my current IT provider?
Are there any requirements I need to meet to be supported by Computer-Spezialisten?
What are my contract terms?
• The contract term is 6 months, after which it can be cancelled monthly.
What response time can you offer me?
We offer you a guaranteed response time of 6 hours within our working hours for system-critical problems. During working hours (Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 – 5 p.m.) you can reach our 1st-level support by phone, e-mail or via the contact form: IT support ticket.
Can I reach you outside regular business hours?
Outside business hours, you can reach us via our emergency support (chargeable).
What does emergency support cost extra?
PREDICTABLE. PROACTIVE. PERSONAL
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