Interaction: EDR and ZTAA

Is ZTAA a useful security feature or a complement to an EDR solution?

Zero Trust Application Access (ZTAA)

Zero Trust Application Access (ZTAA) aims to prevent the execution of unwanted applications. ZTAA can help prevent the spread of malware and other threats by preventing attackers from accessing critical systems and data using compromised or insecure software.

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), on the other hand, focuses on incident detection and response. EDR solutions collect data from endpoints, such as file system changes, network activity, and user activity. This data can then be used to detect and investigate threats. EDR can help identify threats that appear unexpectedly in approved applications.

EDR and ZTAA as a combination

ZTAA simply offers you an increase in your security level without much effort. If double protection is to be achieved to avoid human errors, an EDR can be used in addition to ZTAA with minimal effort and cost if required.

Both technologies can complement each other to achieve a more comprehensive security concept!

Example of how ZTAA and EDR can work together

ZTAA can be used to prevent the execution of malware and applications with security risks by blocking the execution of unsigned, unwanted or unknown applications. EDR can then be used to further investigate the incidents or malware that ZTAA blocked if necessary. Analysis is not always mandatory in the combination of ZTAA and EDR, but it helps to identify and understand larger attacks so that further targeted security measures and training can be initiated.

Advantages of the combination of EDR and ZTAA

By combining ZTAA and EDR, organizations can improve their security and reduce the likelihood of a successful attack. This can be achieved by using ZTAA, which defines which applications are allowed to run on an IT system.
A 2022 Gartner* study found that organizations that implement both ZTAA and EDR are 50% less likely to fall victim to a cyberattack.

Conclusion

In summary, ZTAA and EDR are complementary technologies. Appterix ZTAA can help prevent unknown threats before they occur, while EDR solutions can help detect and combat known threat behavior. The combination of ZTAA and EDR reduces personnel and service costs because IT departments and SOC teams are relieved of the burden of having fewer incidents to analyze, assess and manage in the EDR solution. ZTAA also helps protect against the use of unlicensed or unwanted software and hardens your IT systems. With comparatively low effort and cost, ZTAA protects your company against IT failures (e.g. due to incompatibilities), compliance risks (such as under-licensing), reputational losses and cybercrime - an EDR alone cannot do this!

Learn more about Zero Trust Application Access

Would you like to learn how you can easily and efficiently protect your IT systems from unwanted and malicious software? Find out more at https://appterix.eu/appterix-ztaa/

*Studie von Gartner aus dem Jahr 2022 mit dem Titel "Gartner Market Guide for Application Control"