Taking Your Endpoint Security to the Next Level
This chapter is about taking your endpoint security to the next level. We’ve covered the basics in Chapters 1–10. You know you need an antivirus and VPN. In this chapter, we’ll get into more advanced topics while demystifying EDR, MDR, and XDR. Next, we’ll cover zero trust and how it’s not all about buying a new product. Later in the chapter, we’ll talk about some more advanced cloud tools.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR) – Focusing on the “R”
- Managed detection and response (MDR)
- Extended detection and response (XDR)
- Cloud security posture management (CSPM)/Cloud-native application protection program (CNAPP)
- Zero trust vs. software-defined perimeter
- DNS protection
