Description
TrendAI Vision One XDR collects and automatically correlates activity data across five layers: email, endpoint, server, cloud workload and network. Instead of five consoles each raising its own alerts, one investigation shows a multi-stage attack as a single thread.
XDR is software, not a service. It gives your team the visibility and the tools. If you do not have someone watching the console during the night and at weekends, XDR will generate detections nobody reads. That is what TrendAI MDR exists to solve.
What it correlates
Vision One ingests activity telemetry rather than detection data alone, which is what allows it to reconstruct how an attack moved rather than just flagging where it landed.
| Data source | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| Endpoint activity | Process behaviour, file and registry changes on laptops, desktops and servers |
| Email activity | Phishing and malicious attachment paths into the organisation |
| Cloud activity | Workload and cloud account behaviour |
| Network activity | Lateral movement and command and control traffic |
| Identity activity | Account and credential misuse |
| Mobile and container activity | Additional surfaces where available |
Third-party integrations feed the same data set, so tools you already run can contribute telemetry rather than being replaced.
How your team uses it
- Workbench. The investigation console. Alerts arrive correlated into a single case rather than as separate notifications from each product.
- Observed Attack Techniques. Behaviour mapped against known attacker techniques, drawn from every connected data source.
- Threat hunting. Search across telemetry, sweep for indicators of compromise, and run root cause analysis.
- Risk context. Where Cyber Risk Exposure Management is licensed, detections are prioritised against business risk and asset criticality rather than severity alone.
Is XDR the right purchase, or do you need EDR or MDR?
These three are usually explained as a ladder, which is misleading. Two are software and one is a service.
| What it is | Right when | |
|---|---|---|
| EDR | Software on endpoints that detects and lets you respond | Endpoints are your main concern and you have someone to act on alerts |
| XDR | The same idea extended across email, network, identity and cloud | You have a security team, or at least someone whose job includes watching it |
| MDR | Not a product. People operating XDR on your behalf | Nobody in-house is watching outside office hours |
The question underneath all three: do you have someone to watch the alerts? If yes, XDR is the right buy. If no, XDR produces detections nobody reads, and MDR is what you actually need.
What you need to run it
- Vision One sensors deployed on the layers you want covered. Each layer is licensed.
- A person or team who will use the Workbench. This is the requirement most buyers underestimate.
- Onboarding, which TrendAI runs as a defined process.
Frequently asked questions
What is TrendAI Vision One XDR?
It is an extended detection and response platform that collects and automatically correlates activity data across email, endpoint, server, cloud workload and network. It uses native sensors plus third-party integrations, and presents correlated detections in a single investigation console called the Workbench.
What is the difference between EDR and XDR?
EDR covers endpoints only. XDR extends the same detection and response approach across email, network, identity and cloud as well, and correlates signals between them. An attack that starts with a phishing email and moves laterally across the network appears as one case in XDR, where EDR would only show the endpoint portion.
What is the difference between XDR and MDR?
XDR is software your team operates. MDR is a service where analysts operate it for you, monitoring 24/7 and investigating on your behalf. They are not alternatives at different price points, they answer different questions: XDR gives you the capability, MDR gives you the people. If nobody in-house is watching the console outside office hours, XDR alone will not protect you.
Does Vision One XDR replace my existing security tools?
Not necessarily. It uses native Vision One sensors for the deepest telemetry, but supports third-party integrations so existing products can feed the same data set. Many businesses run it alongside tools they already own rather than replacing them.
Which layers are licensed separately?
Coverage is licensed by layer: endpoint, email, server and cloud workload, network, and identity. Which you need depends on where your risk actually sits. Tell us what you run and we will scope it rather than quote every layer by default.
Get TrendAI Vision One XDR quoted
Nuformat sells and supports both TrendAI and Sophos, so we have no reason to push you toward either. Tell us which layers you need covered and whether you have someone to watch the console, and we will tell you honestly whether XDR or MDR is the right purchase.
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