With the holiday season just around the corner, some of your clients may be hiring seasonal workers to help with additional workloads. This means they are using more endpoint devices including mobile phones laptops and workstations. Your clients may also be spinning up additional servers to accommodate a surge in customer transactions and data. All of this can translate into an expanded attack surface and more opportunities for threat actors to access their networks. 

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) software offers visibility into endpoint activity in real time, continuously detecting and responding to attacker activity on endpoint devices. It allows security teams to quickly detect and respond to threats—when minutes matter. 

How EDR Works

EDR software gathers and evaluates information from various sources like network traffic, endpoint sensors and system logs. With machine learning and algorithms, it identifies potential threats and sends notifications for suspicious activity that could lead to an attack. Additionally, the EDR software can take action to handle the threat, such as isolating infected devices like laptops used by temporary employees, ultimately stopping the attacker from causing further damage.

5 Ways FortiEDR Offers Advanced Endpoint Protection

Protecting your clients' expanded networks and attack surfaces is made easy with FortiEDR. It immediately detects and neutralizes potential threats while also automating response and remediation procedures with customizable playbooks that can be used on both legacy and current Windows, macOS and Linux devices. Additionally, FortiEDR offers:

1. Real-Time Data Breach Protection

FortiEDR can prevent data exfiltration, protect against ransomware and roll back malicious changes in real time during a security incident or potential breach.

2. Reduction In Attack Surfaces

The solution can detect and manage any unauthorized devices, IoT devices and applications, as well as their vulnerabilities.

3. Incident Response Optimization

Fortinet’s turnkey playbooks allow you to customize incident response processes based on different criteria such as asset value, endpoint groups and incident classification.

4. OT Systems Protection

FortiEDR ensures high availability for OT systems even during a security incident or breach.

5. POS Systems Security

FortiEDR prevents data theft in the event your clients’ POS systems are compromised. It automatically delivers virtual patching to shield these systems from threats.

Fortinet Named a Visionary in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

The right EDR solution can protect your clients’ networks by containing threats, preventing them from spreading and rolling back the damage they cause. Learn why Fortinet has been named a Visionary in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms. You can also request a free product demo.