Because
of increasing threats to data and cyber-attacks, most organisation have
launched or employed the security measures. These are to keep the data and
information produced in the organisation safe and secure.
As
there is an increasing demand for the security of the data, therefore, there
are different security tools are available which are aiding the process.
However, it is vital that the selection of the security tools is made wisely so
it will benefit the organisation for the long term.
For
that reasons, a company should pay close attention to security product because
the selected product should provide value regarding the cost and also for the
security effectively. The cost value can be measured by its functions and how
much the company is paying for that.
However,
the effectiveness is measured in terms of the ability of the tool to deliver
the best possible security. Therefore, it requires professional expertise which
is offered by trained service providers. Thus, assistance from specialised EDR UK can potentially help in
measuring the efficiency of your security strategy.
Elements to Measure the Effectiveness of EDR:
Following
are some of the aspects which will decide whether the endpoint detection and response tool is useful for
the safety of the organisational data or not:
Perform the intended function:
The
first question which you should ask while measuring the effectiveness is
whether the tool is performing the security function it is supposed to or not.
For
example, if the security tool is employed to monitor the endpoints and alert
about any abnormal activity, then it should be able to perform the functions
effectively.
Endpoints security tool usually look for two primary attacks,
1) Malicious
executables (malware)
2) Vulnerability exploit.
The
useful tool should be able to prevent any potential malware which are
compromising the servers and endpoints. The type of threat can be malware or
exploit and in some cases combination of both.
Persistency:
The
next which will measure the effectiveness is if the attackers can bypass or
not. If attackers are easily able to avoid it, then the tool is not effective.
Most of the security tools are built with the strength that attackers are not
able to breach it. If anyone is successful in violating, then it is evident that
the tool is not serving the purpose it should.
In
other words, the effective EDR UK tools
should not let attackers bypass the security system and performance should not
be compromised as well.
An aspect of flexibility:
Software
or a security tool should be compatible with modern applications system,
applications, and servers. If you have to develop a new tool for every new
system, then it is not worth it. The threat landscape is continuously changing
which means the tool should be able to accommodate the changes and development
in the system and server.
If
the security product is not able to adopt the new techniques and is more prone
to breaches, then it is not an effective tool.
Final remarks:
For
the safety of the data, a company should select a security tool which is useful
and meet the above mentioned three elements.
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