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Network Security Monitoring Without the Night Shift
Nothing Moves Through Your Territory Unnoticed
Network security monitoring watches the traffic moving across your network for signs of attack, such as unusual connections, scanning and data leaving where it should not. Endpoint Detectives includes 24/7 network monitoring in managed detection and response (MDR), reviewed by our Security Operations Center (SOC).
- CrowdStrike Partner
- Response in as little as 15 min
- Nationwide coverage
What Is Network Security Monitoring?
Network security monitoring is the continuous collection and review of network activity to detect threats, then escalating real ones for response. It complements endpoint protection by catching what moves between machines, including devices that cannot run an agent.
Third parties and edge devices make the network a common way in. The Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report found third-party involvement in 48% of breaches, and small business victims were often reached through unpatched edge devices.
What Does Our Network Monitoring Watch For?
Our network monitoring watches for the signs attackers leave when they move, talk to their servers or take data. Each signal feeds our 24/7 SOC.
Unusual connections
Traffic to and from destinations your business never uses.
Lateral movement
One machine suddenly reaching many others it does not normally touch.
Data leaving
Large or odd outbound transfers that may be exfiltration.
Scanning
Internal probing that suggests an attacker is mapping your network.
Exposed services
Systems answering on ports they should not.
Edge device activity
Odd behavior on firewalls, VPNs and routers.
Why Watch the Network if You Have EDR?
You watch the network as well as endpoints because attackers can operate from devices without an agent, like printers, cameras and edge appliances. Network signals fill those blind spots.
Together, endpoint detection and response, network monitoring and cloud monitoring give the SOC one picture. Our managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) ties those signals into a single timeline.
29 min
average eCrime breakout time to lateral movement in 2025. Source: CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report.
55%
of small and midsize business breaches involved a third party. Source: Verizon 2026 DBIR.
Keep the Ledger Without Hiring a Night Shift
$150 per workstation per year, billed annually up front. No hidden fees.
Network Security Monitoring: FAQ
Is network monitoring included in MDR?
Yes. Network monitoring is one of eight inclusions in Endpoint Detectives MDR at $150 per workstation per year, alongside endpoint and cloud monitoring.
Is network monitoring the same as an intrusion prevention system?
No. Monitoring detects and escalates. An intrusion prevention system blocks traffic inline. Read how an IPS works.
Who reviews network alerts?
Our 24/7 SOC analysts review alerts, investigate and respond. You hear from us when something is real.
Do we need new hardware?
Requirements depend on your network. Call (866) 804-0645 and we will walk through your setup.
Does network monitoring see cloud services?
Not fully. Cloud sign-ins can happen outside your network, which is why cloud monitoring is its own layer in our MDR. Both are included.
What counts as a workstation?
Ask us through the contact page, or call (866) 804-0645, and a real person will walk you through it.
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Last updated: October 28, 2026