The persistent nature of advanced threats requires enterprises to reevaluate their cybersecurity ecosystems, putting more focus to early identification of ongoing attacks and incident response. In a world where no network is completely secure, companies need to look for intrusion evidences proactively. To help companies go beyond reactive malware protection and to automate threat hunting, Kaspersky Lab has introduced a comprehensive endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution that features award-winning, multi-layered detection and automated remediation across the entire network. The piloting program for Kaspersky EDR will be launched during GITEX Technology Week 2017.

39.9% of businesses in the Middle East, Turkey and South Africa region have experienced targeted attacks during the past year, with some malware staying undiscovered within corporate infrastructure for months. Hidden attacks are spreading in the network due to security teams often being overwhelmed when manually processing the sheer number of alerts generated by modern security solutions, while the most crucial incident indicators get lost in the noise. Even if an alert is noticed, understanding advanced threats requires strong threat analysis skills such as reverse engineering, malware analysis and digital forensics, which not all companies are lucky enough to possess. As a result, slow response time and a lack of visibility over endpoints are severely impacting organizations and contributing to the costs associated with recovering from a targeted attack, which can cross $394K for organizations in the META region.

To address these pressing issues, companies are looking to speed up incident analysis & response through a dedicated class of security solutions called EDR. To meet the demands of enterprise customers, Kaspersky Lab has introduced Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response with enhanced incident mitigation, better visibility over endpoints, compatibility with traditional endpoint protection products and investigative capabilities for security teams and SOC (Security Operations Center). Kaspersky EDR customers will benefit from Kaspersky Lab’s vast experience in threat intelligence, advanced protection technologies and a long history of discovering some of the world's most high-profile APTs, all embedded into the solution’s threat hunting functionality.