Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Next-generation endpoint protection that goes beyond antivirus, behavioral analysis, threat intelligence, and automated response on every device in your organization.
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Explore end-to-end servicesIs Antivirus Still Your Endpoint Strategy?
Traditional antivirus catches less than half of modern threats. If signature-based detection is your only defense, your endpoints are exposed.
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Signature-Only Detection Traditional antivirus relies on known malware signatures. Fileless attacks, zero-days, and living-off-the-land techniques bypass it completely.
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No Visibility Into Endpoint Activity You cannot see what is running on your endpoints, who is accessing what, or whether suspicious processes are executing. You are blind to the attack surface.
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Slow Incident Response When malware is detected on one device, you have no way to quickly check if it has spread to others. Manual investigation across hundreds of endpoints takes days.
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Remote Work Exposure Employees working from home connect to unsecured networks with devices outside your firewall perimeter. Without EDR, those endpoints are unprotected territory.
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No Automated Containment When a threat is detected, someone has to manually isolate the device. If that happens at 2am on a Saturday, the malware has hours to spread before anyone responds.
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Compliance Gaps Your compliance framework requires endpoint protection, monitoring, and incident response capabilities. Basic antivirus does not satisfy SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS endpoint requirements.
Modern endpoint threats require modern endpoint protection. Here is how EDR changes the equation.
Endpoint Protection Beyond Antivirus
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) provides the visibility, detection, and response capabilities that traditional antivirus cannot deliver. At BALANCED+, we deploy and manage next-generation EDR solutions across your entire device fleet (laptops, desktops, and servers) with 24/7 monitoring from our Security Operations Centre.
Behavioral Detection
Unlike signature-based antivirus that only catches known threats, EDR uses behavioral analysis to detect suspicious activity regardless of whether a specific malware signature exists. Process injection, credential harvesting, lateral movement, and data exfiltration are detected based on behavior patterns, not file signatures. This is essential for catching fileless attacks, zero-day exploits, and the living-off-the-land techniques that modern attackers use to evade traditional defenses.
Automated Response
When a confirmed threat is detected, EDR takes immediate automated action, isolating the compromised endpoint from the network, killing malicious processes, quarantining files, and alerting our SOC team for investigation. This happens in seconds, not hours, which is the difference between containing an incident on one device and watching it spread across your network.
Full Endpoint Visibility
EDR gives you complete visibility into what is happening on every endpoint in your organization. Process execution, network connections, file modifications, registry changes, and user activities are continuously recorded and available for investigation. When a security incident occurs, this telemetry provides the forensic evidence needed to understand what happened, how it happened, and what was affected.
Managed by Our SOC
Deploying EDR is only half the value, the other half is having experts who monitor, tune, and respond to what it detects. Our SOC analysts review EDR alerts 24/7, investigate suspicious activity, and take response actions when threats are confirmed. We also maintain your EDR policies, update exclusions, and tune detection rules to minimize false positives while maximizing detection effectiveness.
What's Included
EDR Deployment & Management
Agent deployment across all endpoints, laptops, desktops, and servers. Policy configuration, exclusion management, and ongoing tuning. Support for Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
Detection & Response
Behavioral analysis, machine learning detection, and threat intelligence integration. Automated containment actions for confirmed threats. 24/7 SOC monitoring with human investigation of all alerts.
Investigation & Forensics
Continuous endpoint telemetry recording for forensic investigation. Timeline reconstruction for security incidents. Threat hunting across your endpoint fleet to identify hidden compromises.
We had a zero-day ransomware variant hit an employee laptop. The EDR caught the behavior, isolated the device automatically, and the BALANCED+ SOC had it cleaned up within an hour. No spread, no data loss, no downtime. That is what real endpoint protection looks like.
How It Works
Assess
We inventory your endpoint fleet, evaluate your current protection, and identify coverage gaps. You get a clear picture of your endpoint risk.
Deploy
EDR agents are deployed across all endpoints with policies configured for your environment. Existing antivirus is decommissioned and replaced.
Tune
We tune detection policies, configure exclusions for legitimate applications, and establish behavioral baselines specific to your business operations.
Monitor & Protect
Our SOC monitors EDR alerts 24/7, investigates suspicious activity, and responds to confirmed threats. Monthly reports track detection events and security improvements.
Why Choose BALANCED+ for EDR
We deploy, manage, and monitor your EDR solution end-to-end, technology plus the human expertise to make it effective.
Best-in-Class Technology
24/7 SOC Monitoring
Automated Containment
Integrated with Your IT
Results That Speak for Themselves
Building a SaaS Business Management Platform from the Ground Up
A consultant-focused SaaS startup needed a full development partner to turn their platform vision into reality. BALANCED+ delivered end-to-end, from UX design to cloud architecture.
Rebuilding a Legacy Database for a Commercial Window Manufacturer
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Securing a Global Mining Corporation’s Firewall Infrastructure
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Compliance & Certifications
EDR provides the endpoint protection, monitoring, and incident response capabilities required by major compliance frameworks.
- SOC 2: Endpoint monitoring, malware protection, and incident response controls
- ISO 27001: Malware protection and endpoint security management
- PCI DSS: Requirement 5 for anti-malware and endpoint protection
- NIST CSF: Protect and Detect function alignment for endpoint security
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Headquartered in Mississauga. Rooted in Toronto. Expanding to Vancouver. Serving businesses across Canada with the same standard of excellence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Traditional antivirus detects known malware using signature databases. EDR uses behavioral analysis, machine learning, and threat intelligence to detect both known and unknown threats, including fileless attacks, zero-days, and living-off-the-land techniques. EDR also provides automated response, endpoint visibility, and forensic investigation capabilities that antivirus lacks.
Yes. EDR includes all the protection capabilities of traditional antivirus plus significantly more advanced detection and response features. We decommission your legacy antivirus during EDR deployment to avoid conflicts and consolidate your endpoint protection under one managed solution.
Yes. EDR agents protect endpoints regardless of location, in the office, at home, on public Wi-Fi, or traveling. The agent communicates with our management platform over encrypted channels, providing the same level of protection and visibility whether the device is on your corporate network or not.
When a confirmed threat is detected, the EDR agent can automatically isolate the endpoint from the network (while maintaining management access), kill malicious processes, and quarantine files. This happens in seconds, fast enough to prevent lateral movement to other devices. Our SOC is simultaneously alerted to investigate and coordinate full remediation.
We deploy EDR across Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints including servers. Coverage extends to physical and virtual machines across your entire fleet. Mobile device protection is handled through our Intune MDM service as part of Microsoft 365 management.
The EDR agent takes automated containment actions and alerts our SOC. Our analysts investigate the alert, assess the scope of the threat, and coordinate full remediation. You receive a detailed incident report including what happened, what was affected, how it was contained, and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
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