Managed vs. Unmanaged EDR: How to Choose the Right Approach
Summary
The article explains how managed and unmanaged EDR differ, outlining their trade-offs and questions organizations can consider when choosing based on internal security expertise, staffing, and resources.
Key points
- EDR monitors endpoints for suspicious behavior and supports detection, investigation, and response.
- With unmanaged EDR, the organization handles setup, configuration, alert investigation, and response.
- Managed EDR adds provider or vendor staff to manage the solution and investigate alerts.
- Managed services can reduce internal workload and alert fatigue, but may offer less control and involve third-party access to internal data and networks.
- Self-managed EDR can provide greater control and customization, but requires sufficient staff, expertise, and time to manage alerts.
- The article recommends choosing based on the organization’s security goals and capacity to operate EDR.
Article Details
- Topic
- Managed versus unmanaged endpoint detection and response (EDR), including considerations for choosing a managed EDR provider.