From EDR to XDR: Inside Extended Detection and Response

XDR, which is short for extended detection and response, is one of the latest acronyms to rock the cybersecurity world. A descendent of endpoint detection and response, or EDR, its relatives include network detection and response, or NDR, and managed detection and response, or MDR, which has subsets of MEDR, MNDR and now MXDR. If you haven't heard the term yet, you will soon.

Coined in 2018 by Palo Alto Networks and with market hype in full swing today, XDR is shaping up to be the next big thing in enterprise security. But, before it can earn its keep, XDR's definition and use cases need to be fleshed out.

Take this brief survey and learn to sort out how to evaluate vendors touting XDR products.

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Aug 3, 2023

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Aug 3, 2023

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