Managed XDR vs EDR and SOC: What You’re Missing
It’s Time to Face a Hard Truth
You’ve got your EDR. Maybe CrowdStrike. Defender for Endpoint. SentinelOne. You’ve outsourced alert monitoring to a 24/7 SOC or MDR provider. On paper, you’re covered. But have you considered Managed XDR for Advanced Threat Monitoring?
Here’s two questions every security leader should be asking in 2025:
1 – “If an attacker breached us right now, would we know?”
2 – “If an attacker has already breached our defenses, would we know?”
In far too many cases, the answer is no. But what if you could change this with a Managed XDR Service?
The Gap Between Tools and Truth
Today’s adversaries are smart. They’re exploiting gaps in detection coverage, using valid credentials, hijacking legitimate processes, and abusing living-off-the-land binaries — all while avoiding triggering obvious alerts.
And yes — some EDR solutions do include forensic capabilities, but their scope is typically constrained to the endpoint alone and reliant on behavioural heuristics and log collection. They offer slices of insight, but not the full picture.
Meanwhile, your SOC is often left reacting to the same surface-level alerts the tools generate — not proactively uncovering advanced lateral movement or identifying persistence techniques that blend in with system activity.
The result?
Security teams chase noise, not threats.
Managed XDR Done Right: Why Eclipse.XDR Stands Apart
At CyberStash, we believe effective advanced threat monitoring requires three critical pillars working in unison:
1. EDR with Deep Forensic Visibility
We go beyond basic event tracking. Eclipse.XDR integrates process-level telemetry with detailed forensic markers — including command-line visibility, injected modules, system configuration drift, and more. We monitor for signs that something is already embedded in your environment — not just what happens next.
2. NDR with Network-Edge Correlation
We don’t stop at the endpoint. Our Network Detection and Response (NDR) layer passively inspects east-west and north-south traffic, flagging suspicious connections, beaconing patterns, DNS anomalies, and lateral movement attempts — even if the endpoint looks clean.
This matters because once attackers bypass prevention, network traffic doesn’t lie — and most SOCs simply don’t monitor it at this level.
3. Active Intelligence-Based Blocking
We use live, curated threat intelligence to actively block known malicious infrastructure — domains, IPs, command-and-control servers — in real time. And we don’t just apply threat feeds blindly. We contextualise them against your environment and block with surgical precision — so you get protection, not disruption.
The Result? True Operational Certainty
With Eclipse.XDR, our clients don’t just “monitor” for threats. They gain:
- Validated visibility across endpoints, networks, and cloud assets
- Correlated alerts with full context — not just isolated indicators
- Rapid threat response from our Australian-based analysts
- Confidence that they’re not relying on assumptions
This isn’t just XDR in name. It’s a true cyber defence platform, built to detect, respond to, and contain advanced threats in real environments.
Still Relying on EDR + SOC Alone? Here’s the Reality.
| Capability | Basic EDR | Managed EDR / MDR | CyberStash Eclipse.XDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endpoint Visibility | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Forensic Context (Process, Memory, Persistence) | ⚠️ Varies by Vendor | ⚠️ Limited to EDR Capability | ✅ Deep forensic correlation |
| Network Threat Detection | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Full NDR Coverage |
| Active Threat Intelligence Blocking | ❌ | ⚠️ Occasionally | ✅ Always-on, curated |
| Alert Validation & Response | ⚠️ Triage Only | ⚠️ Basic Playbooks | ✅ Human-led, context-aware |
| Local Threat Analysts (AU-based) | ❌ | ⚠️ Offshore | ✅ Yes |
Why This Matters – Especially in Australia
Advanced Threat Monitoring in Australia isn’t just about compliance anymore — it’s about resilience. With growing targeting of Australian critical infrastructure, finance, education, and mid-market enterprises, you need independent validation, lateral movement detection, and real-time response.
Whether you’re a large enterprise or a growing mid-sized business, CyberStash gives you the capability usually reserved for elite SOCs — without the overhead.
Your Next Step: Stop Assuming. Start Knowing.
It’s no longer enough to hope your tools are doing their job. You need proof.
🛡️ Book a live demo of Eclipse.XDR
🛡️ Start a pilot to test real threat visibility across your environment
🛡️ Or request a compromise assessment to uncover what’s already hiding
Reach out for a pilot or a demo of Eclipse.XDR to take back control of your cyber defence — and finally get answers.