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Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms Definition

Extended detection and response (XDR) platforms are tools used to automate the discovery and remediation of security issues across hybrid systems. These tools are capable of performing detection and response related to networks, endpoints, cloud services, and applications. Companies are adopting these technologies because most traditional detection and response solutions are limited to a single medium such as endpoint security or network security while XDR is capable of securing complex hybrid environments.

XDR solutions provide a single system for managing security issues as they arise regardless of the source within the organization. They can also be used to consolidate redundant, similar detection and response technologies and simplify detection and remediation for security teams.

Endpoint detection & response (EDR) software and network detection and response (NDR) software operate similarly, but most are limited to their specific medium. For example, many NDR solutions can analyze and resolve issues on a local business network, but cannot support detection and response for cloud workloads or remote endpoints. While numerous families of detection and response solutions have emerged in recent years, XDR is capable of extending security across networks, endpoints, cloud services, and virtual environments.

To qualify for inclusion in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) category, a product must:

• Analyze network, cloud, and endpoint activity continuously
• Utilize artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) to develop baselines for system behaviors
• Automate threat and anomaly detection across the hybrid environments
• Deploy forensics upon detection for investigation and remediation

Enterprise Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms Grid® Scoring Description

• Products in the Leader quadrant are rated highly by G2 users and have substantial Market Presence scores. Leaders include: Microsoft 365 Defender, Trend Micro Vision One (XDR), and CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform
• High Performing products have high customer Satisfaction scores and low Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. High Performers include: Wiz
• Contender products have relatively low customer Satisfaction scores and high Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. While they may have positive reviews, they do not have enough reviews to validate those ratings. Contenders include: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, IBM Security QRadar SIEM, and Cortex XDR
• Niche products have relatively low Satisfaction scores and low Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. While they may have positive reviews, they do not have enough reviews to validate those ratings. Niche products include: Sophos Intercept X: Next-Gen Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, ExtraHop, VMware Carbon Black Cloud, and LogRhythm SIEM