Foundation glossary/Operations

EDR

Companion card for the Foundation course — study the related lesson for full progress.

Simple explanation

Security camera + guard on each laptop/server.

Technical explanation

Endpoint detection and response telemetry.

Real-life scenario

Company laptop agent that can freeze a PC if ransomware starts.

Security relevance

Endpoints are where ransomware and living-off-the-land run — EDR sees it.

Practical example

Odd PowerShell → isolate host.

EDR loop on each host.

Mini quiz

Isolating a laptop after odd PowerShell is typical:

Related lesson

No direct lesson slug yet — use the Foundation course syllabus or roadmap level system-security.