When evaluating EDR vs. antivirus, it’s important to note that an Endpoint Detection and Response solution does all that the best antivirus product does – and more. Typically it is recommended other antivirus tools be removed when an EDR solution is installed.
Running both can cause slowness or other technical issues on systems and devices. To defend against complex and evolving threats, the choice is clear – Endpoint Detection and Response will give you more advanced security.
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The short answer is no. EDR includes EPP (EndPoint Protection) which is more advanced that antivirus and detects zero-day threats, malicious behaviour and much more.
Also, products like SentinelOne make Incident Response and threat hunting so much easier because they track and record all the relevant events happened during an attack.
EDR Features: 1. EDR includes real-time monitoring and detection of threats – including those that may not be easily recognized or defined by standard antivirus. Also, EDR is behavior-based, so it can detect unknown threats based on a behavior that isn’t normal.
2. Data collection and analysis determine threat patterns and alerts organizations to threats
3. Forensic capabilities can assist in determining what has happened during a security event
4. EDR can isolate and quarantine suspicious or infected items. It often uses sandboxing to ensure a file’s safety without disrupting the user’s system.
5. EDR can include automated remediation or removal of certain threats
Antivirus Features:
1. Antivirus is signature-based, so it only recognizes threats that are known.
2. AV can include scheduled or regular scanning of protected devices to detect known threats
3. Assists in the removal of more basic viruses (worms, trojans, malware, adware, spyware, etc.)
´til now, both. EDR technology is moving to XDR but is on "peak of inflated expectations", the second of five phases in product development hype (Gartner). I'd rather wait a little bit, may be ZDR :)
Regulatory Compliance Services - Small Business Regulatory Compliance Services at Sentree Systems, Corp.
Reseller
Top 5
2022-06-27T05:06:11Z
Jun 27, 2022
Hi,
No, you don't need both because EDR is an advanced Antivirus with behavior-based analysis.
Unless you have a whole team that is able to determine and parse the data, you might even consider an MDR (Managed Detection & Response). MDRs have a team watching the alerts. They monitor the device logs and, if it is advanced enough, they will also monitor your firewall traffic as well.
There is a lot of discussion on this topic, and opinions vary. Some people believe that using both an EDR solution and an AV solution is the best way to protect your computer, while others believe that using one or the other is sufficient.
The truth is that there is no one right answer. The best way to protect your computer is to use a combination of both EDR and AV solutions, as this will provide the most comprehensive protection. However, if you are only able to use one or the other, then it is better to use an EDR solution rather than an antivirus.
Network Security Services at ACE Managed Securty Services
Real User
Top 5
2022-12-13T04:23:45Z
Dec 13, 2022
It depends on your organization's security posture. A multi-layered security approach is always best and should include EDR vs antivirus solutions. Additional layers might include a firewall, intrusion detection/prevention system (IDS/IPS), email security, and web filtering.
EDR solutions use rules-based detection to identify malicious or unauthorized activity. This type of detection is very effective at identifying attacks that have bypassed traditional AV solutions. EDR solutions can also help you quickly identify and respond to incidents, improve your visibility into what's happening on your network, and help you optimize your security resources.
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Real User
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2022-06-24T13:45:19Z
Jun 24, 2022
These two solutions are more like complementary tools.
However, if you "really" have a security team that works 24/7, then you might not need an AV but this team should be really competent. Otherwise, it won't produce the result you're expecting.
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What are the main benefits and use cases of a modern IT Asset Discovery tool? Any particular advantages and use cases for cloud/hyper-cloud environments?
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Product Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 2, 2022
CMDB supported by a discovery tool can keep the service model of the IT operation management updated. This will help the root cause analysis to be made easier.
Product support to our wide range of devices, access to KB, support team to ensure a smooth implementation on our environment and thru the life of the system.
Senior Engineer DCMT at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Dec 16, 2021
Great product support team to ensure a smooth process when implementing and troubleshooting in the early stages.
User-friendliness of the software is also important, as we have a wide range of people who use it.
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Hi @reviewer1740369,
When evaluating EDR vs. antivirus, it’s important to note that an Endpoint Detection and Response solution does all that the best antivirus product does – and more. Typically it is recommended other antivirus tools be removed when an EDR solution is installed.
Running both can cause slowness or other technical issues on systems and devices. To defend against complex and evolving threats, the choice is clear – Endpoint Detection and Response will give you more advanced security.
The short answer is no. EDR includes EPP (EndPoint Protection) which is more advanced that antivirus and detects zero-day threats, malicious behaviour and much more.
Also, products like SentinelOne make Incident Response and threat hunting so much easier because they track and record all the relevant events happened during an attack.
Hi @reviewer1740369,
Hope this will be helpful when you have to take a call for exact differences.
EDR Features:
1. EDR includes real-time monitoring and detection of threats – including those that may not be easily recognized or defined by standard antivirus. Also, EDR is behavior-based, so it can detect unknown threats based on a behavior that isn’t normal.
2. Data collection and analysis determine threat patterns and alerts organizations to threats
3. Forensic capabilities can assist in determining what has happened during a security event
4. EDR can isolate and quarantine suspicious or infected items. It often uses sandboxing to ensure a file’s safety without disrupting the user’s system.
5. EDR can include automated remediation or removal of certain threats
Antivirus Features:
1. Antivirus is signature-based, so it only recognizes threats that are known.
2. AV can include scheduled or regular scanning of protected devices to detect known threats
3. Assists in the removal of more basic viruses (worms, trojans, malware, adware, spyware, etc.)
4. Warnings about possibly malicious sites
´til now, both. EDR technology is moving to XDR but is on "peak of inflated expectations", the second of five phases in product development hype (Gartner). I'd rather wait a little bit, may be ZDR :)
Hi,
No, you don't need both because EDR is an advanced Antivirus with behavior-based analysis.
Unless you have a whole team that is able to determine and parse the data, you might even consider an MDR (Managed Detection & Response). MDRs have a team watching the alerts. They monitor the device logs and, if it is advanced enough, they will also monitor your firewall traffic as well.
There is a lot of discussion on this topic, and opinions vary. Some people believe that using both an EDR solution and an AV solution is the best way to protect your computer, while others believe that using one or the other is sufficient.
The truth is that there is no one right answer. The best way to protect your computer is to use a combination of both EDR and AV solutions, as this will provide the most comprehensive protection. However, if you are only able to use one or the other, then it is better to use an EDR solution rather than an antivirus.
It depends on your organization's security posture. A multi-layered security approach is always best and should include EDR vs antivirus solutions. Additional layers might include a firewall, intrusion detection/prevention system (IDS/IPS), email security, and web filtering.
EDR solutions use rules-based detection to identify malicious or unauthorized activity. This type of detection is very effective at identifying attacks that have bypassed traditional AV solutions. EDR solutions can also help you quickly identify and respond to incidents, improve your visibility into what's happening on your network, and help you optimize your security resources.
These two solutions are more like complementary tools.
However, if you "really" have a security team that works 24/7, then you might not need an AV but this team should be really competent. Otherwise, it won't produce the result you're expecting.