Episode 62 — Balance Endpoint Protection: Prevention, Detection, Isolation, and Recovery Evidence
This episode teaches how to balance endpoint protection layers so teams can prevent what they can, detect what they miss, isolate quickly when needed, and prove recovery with evidence, which aligns with exam expectations around practical security operations. You will learn how prevention controls like application control and hardening differ from detection controls like EDR analytics, and how isolation decisions must consider severity, business impact, and the need to preserve evidence. We cover best practices for pre-authorizing isolation for specific high-confidence signals, collecting artifacts before remediation changes overwrite them, and using staged recovery that restores trust through reimaging, patching, credential resets, and verification of clean behavior. Troubleshooting considerations include isolating too late due to fear of disruption, isolating too broadly and harming operations, and “recovery” that restores availability while leaving persistence intact, all tied to a scenario where suspicious lateral movement forces a fast decision. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
