Most attacks don’t start in a server room. They start on a laptop, a phone, a cloud VM, or a remote worker’s device. That’s the problem. Your endpoints are everywhere, and attackers know it. A small IT team can’t watch every device at every hour, especially after business hours or during a busy incident. A managed endpoint detection and response service fills that gap. It pairs endpoint security software with people who monitor, investigate, and help stop threats fast. Here’s what the service does, how it works, when it earns its cost, and what to look for before you sign. What a managed endpoint detection and response service actually does At a basic level, this service watches computers, servers, and mobile devices for signs of attack. However, it goes far beyond basic antivirus. Antivirus mainly looks for known bad files. EDR, short for endpoint detection and response, watches device behavior.…