Adoption of endpoint protection platforms is on the rise. According to Gartner®, “By 2029, 50% of organizations will evaluate endpoint protection platforms as part of a comprehensive workspace security strategy, up from approximately 20% in 2024.”

Based on the important role EDRs play in monitoring end-user devices for threats like ransomware and malware, it’s critical that organizations not only select the right EDR solution, but the right EDR solution for their specific IT environment. And, as recent events have shown, getting it wrong can have significant consequences. 

The latest Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms can serve as a valuable asset to organizations looking to objectively evaluate EDR vendors. Download the report to learn more about the strengths and cautions for different vendors, and to read an assessment of standard capabilities, including:

• Management and reporting of operating system security controls, such as host firewall, device control and endpoint encryption.
• Assessment of endpoints for vulnerabilities and risk reporting based on inventory, configuration, patch and policy of endpoint devices.
• Integrated endpoint detection and response (EDR) functionality enabling raw telemetry collection, detection customization, post-incident investigation and remediation.
• Partner- and vendor-delivered service wrappers, such as managed detection and response (MDR) and co-managed security monitoring.

^{Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms; Evgeny Mirolyubov, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, Satarupa Patnaik, Chris Silva; 23 September 2024. Gartner is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.}

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