Why Every Business Needs Endpoint Protection in 2025

In today’s always-on world, endpoints—devices such as laptops and desktops—are critical to your daily business operations. But they’re also prime targets for malicious hackers looking to exploit weaknesses in your network.

These attackers are opportunistic, relying on a variety of tactics to breach your defenses. From weaponizing legitimate tools to exploiting unpatched systems to deploying ransomware, they focus on endpoints as entryways into your organization. Without robust protection, endpoints can become vulnerabilities in your cybersecurity framework, leaving you exposed to potential attacks. 

Don't fall prey to the misconception that your business isn’t a target. The truth is, it might be an easy one. But you have the power to change that by adding endpoint protection to your cybersecurity toolkit.

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It won’t happen to me, right?

Cyberattacks impact millions of individuals and businesses every year, sparing no one in their reach. From small startups to large corporations to public institutions, no target is off-limits for malicious hackers.

It’s clear that cybercrime is now everyone’s problem, and yet it’s dangerously easy to think, “Oh, they’d never target me, right?"

Fortunately, more businesses are starting to recognize that cyberattacks aren’t just hypothetical what-ifs. In fact, 73% of organizations believe they’re likely to experience a cybersecurity disruption within the next 12 to 24 months.

It’s time to replace the days of assuming “it won’t happen to me” with a more pragmatic approach. And it all starts with protecting the most vulnerable opening to cyberattacks: your endpoints.

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Protecting your endpoints might be the best business decision you make 

Here’s a sobering stat: 70% of breaches are attributable to compromised endpoints.

The number of endpoints needing protection has exploded with the rise of remote work. But without the right protection, each network-connected printer, laptop, desktop, and even smartwatch becomes an exploitable entry point. 

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions serve as a vital line of defense, providing comprehensive, multi-layered protection to detect, analyze, and remediate intrusions.

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EDR goes beyond traditional endpoint security like antivirus (AV) software. With EDR, you get a comprehensive detection and response solution capable of identifying unknown threats across your endpoints, while AV solutions only scan for known malware. Put simply, you should look to an EDR solution because it can: 

• Detect and categorize the importance of security incidents, so you don’t have to
• Contain the incident at the endpoint to keep bad actors from moving laterally
• Investigate security incidents and let you know which ones are critical
• Prevent the attack from spreading by isolating infected devices 
• Provide remediation guidance and eliminate guesswork

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How to pick the right EDR solution for your needs

Given today’s threat landscape, endpoint protection has gone from a “nice-to-have” to an absolute necessity. But choosing the right EDR solution can be challenging, with two primary options to consider: unmanaged or managed EDR.

For businesses looking for a hassle-free way to secure and manage their devices, alerts, and remediation processes, managed EDR is the ideal choice. It eliminates the guesswork, delivering the benefits of an EDR without the need for an in-house security operations center (SOC).

A quality managed EDR connects you with dedicated security experts who act as an extension of your own team. These pros take on the heavy lifting by managing alerts, identifying critical threats, detecting attacks, and providing actionable remediation strategies, all so you can stay focused on running your business.

For more practical tips on how to find the right EDR solution for your needs, check out The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide to EDR.

Taking control of your endpoint security starts with a purpose-built solution that’s intuitive, cost-effective, and backed by expertise. Start your free trial of Huntress Managed EDR to elevate your endpoint security strategy and outpace threat actors.

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