Certified: The Security+ Prepcast

Endpoints—laptops, desktops, mobile devices—are where most cyberattacks begin, making endpoint security monitoring a frontline defense. In this episode, we explore tools that specifically monitor these devices, including traditional antivirus, modern Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions that correlate data across endpoints, email, and identity platforms. These tools detect malware, unusual behavior, privilege abuse, and post-exploitation tactics in real time, offering security teams both visibility and control at the user level. We also examine Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems that protect sensitive data at the endpoint by enforcing policy-based rules for copying, sending, or downloading protected content. With insider threats and remote work growing, these tools help security teams understand not just what’s happening across devices—but what’s leaving those devices. Endpoint security isn’t just about prevention anymore—it’s about detection, visibility, and rapid response in the last mile of your network.