Understanding the differences between XDR, MDR, and EDR is key to choosing the right solution for your business.

Here’s how they compare against each other:

Coverage And Scope: EDR focuses on endpoints, MDR on infrastructure (including cloud in some cases), and XDR covers everything—“cloud, infrastructure, on-prem, whatever it is,” I explained. XDR aims to “get it all under one scope,” correlating data across all systems.

Implementation Requirements: EDR requires endpoint agents, MDR involves cloud agents and integrations, and XDR needs a unified platform that spans all environments to ensure comprehensive detections.

Management Approach: EDR can be self-managed or third-party monitored, MDR is a managed service, and XDR combines both, offering flexibility in how you handle detections and responses.

📖 Read the full article: purplesec.us/learn/xdr-vs-mdr-vs-edr/

Joshua Selvidge is the CTO at PurpleSec and brings more than a decade of cybersecurity expertise to this discussion, having held positions at the DoD and led Security Operations Center teams.

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