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title: "Advanced Security + EDR"
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# Advanced Security + EDR

## Overview

Advanced Security with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) provides comprehensive protection against modern cyber threats. Built on Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, this solution combines next-generation antivirus, behavioral detection, exploit prevention, and advanced EDR capabilities to detect, investigate, and respond to sophisticated attacks in real-time.

## Key Features

- **Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV)** - Machine learning-based threat detection that identifies known and unknown malware, including zero-day threats
- **Behavioral Detection** - Monitors process behavior to identify suspicious activities and ransomware patterns before damage occurs
- **Exploit Prevention** - Blocks exploitation techniques targeting vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems
- **Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)** - Advanced threat hunting, forensic analysis, and automated response capabilities
- **URL Filtering** - Prevents access to malicious websites and phishing attempts
- **Vulnerability Assessment** - Continuous scanning for security weaknesses and missing patches
- **Forensic Investigation Tools** - Detailed attack timelines, root cause analysis, and threat intelligence integration
- **Automated Response Actions** - Quarantine infected files, isolate compromised endpoints, and rollback malicious changes

## Soteria Cloud Advantage

Soteria Cloud delivers Advanced Security + EDR through secure, locally-hosted infrastructure in South Africa:

- **Teraco Johannesburg & Cape Town Data Centers** - Your security telemetry and threat intelligence data remains within South African borders, ensuring POPIA compliance and data sovereignty
- **Low-Latency Protection** - Real-time threat detection and response with minimal latency to South African endpoints
- **24/7 Local Support** - Expert security analysts available in your timezone to assist with threat investigations and incident response
- **Integrated Backup Protection** - Security and backup work together seamlessly, enabling instant recovery from ransomware attacks

## How It Works

**1. Deployment** - Lightweight agents are deployed to Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android endpoints through the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud console.

**2. Continuous Monitoring** - Agents monitor file operations, process behavior, network connections, and system changes in real-time.

**3. Threat Detection** - Multiple detection engines (signature-based, heuristic, behavioral, ML-based) analyze activities to identify threats.

**4. Automated Response** - When threats are detected, the system automatically quarantines malware, blocks malicious processes, and can isolate infected endpoints.

**5. Investigation & Remediation** - Security teams use EDR tools to investigate incidents, understand attack chains, and implement remediation strategies.

**6. Recovery** - If data is compromised, integrated backup capabilities enable rapid recovery to pre-attack states.

## Use Cases

- Protecting remote and hybrid workforces from advanced persistent threats (APTs)
- Meeting cyber insurance requirements for EDR and behavioral detection
- Detecting and responding to ransomware before encryption occurs
- Investigating security incidents with forensic-level detail
- Maintaining compliance with security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS)

## Resources

- [Acronis EDR Documentation](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/products/cyber-protect/edr/)
- [Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Technical Documentation](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/CyberProtectionService/)
- [Soteria Cloud - South African Cyber Protection](https://web.soteriacloud.com)