Use Case: Endpoint
Endpoint malware alert triage
Your EDR fired 847 alerts today. ManySignal triaged 811 as noise in under 3 minutes each. The 36 real threats had a complete investigation package ready before your analyst opened the first one.
The analyst ratio that makes EDR unworkable at scale
Enterprise EDR deployments generate between 200 and 2,000 alerts per day depending on fleet size and detection sensitivity. Manual triage — the process of determining which alerts represent genuine threats — requires 15-45 minutes per alert when done properly. At 500 alerts per day and one analyst per 8-hour shift, that's 125+ hours of triage work per day for a 3-analyst team. The math doesn't work. Analysts triage faster, skip steps, and miss real threats buried in noise.
ManySignal's automated triage handles the repetitive investigation steps: hash lookup, domain reputation check, process tree analysis, network connection assessment, and user context gathering. These steps run in parallel for every alert, so analysts receive a completed investigation package instead of a raw alert requiring manual research.
28 min
Average triage time (manual)
per alert, skilled analyst
90 sec
Average triage time (ManySignal)
autonomous investigation
93%
False positive rate
average enterprise EDR
workflow: edr_malware_triage
trigger: edr_alert.new (any severity)
parallel_steps:
- hash_lookup: virustotal, malwarebazaar, recorded_future
- process_tree: parent_child_anomaly_score
- network_check: beacon_analysis, c2_reputation
- persistence_check: registry, scheduled_tasks, services
- file_activity: write_locations, entropy_analysis
- user_context: role, device_status, recent_travel
- dedup_check: same_hash_or_behavior_open_cases
scoring:
- real_threat: 3+ signals positive → escalate
- suspicious: 1-2 signals → analyst review
- noise: all clean → auto-close with rationaleMITRE ATT&CK coverage
Malware triage covers detection across all execution and persistence tactics.
Malware triage FAQ
How does ManySignal determine which EDR alerts are real threats vs. noise?
ManySignal's malware triage agent evaluates each EDR alert against six dimensions: process genealogy (is the parent/child relationship suspicious?), network connections (did it beacon out?), file activity (did it write to suspicious locations?), persistence indicators (registry run keys, scheduled tasks), threat intelligence (is the hash or domain known-malicious?), and user context (is this the kind of software this user would run?). Alerts scoring high on multiple dimensions are escalated; single-dimension fires are typically noise.
Which EDR platforms does ManySignal triage alerts from?
CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Carbon Black EDR, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Cybereason, and Elastic Security. Alert normalization handles the different data models so analysts see a consistent investigation interface regardless of which EDR fired.
Can ManySignal auto-close confirmed false positives?
Yes. When the triage agent determines an alert is a false positive based on configured suppression criteria (e.g., the process is a known security tool, the network connection is to an approved endpoint), the alert is automatically closed with a documented rationale. This reduces analyst queue depth without hiding information.
How does ManySignal handle the same file hash appearing across 50 endpoints?
Alert deduplication groups all EDR alerts for the same file hash or process behavior into a single case. The triage agent investigates the most recently active instance and applies the verdict to the entire group. Analysts review one case instead of fifty identical alerts.
Triage your entire EDR alert queue with 3 analysts
Autonomous investigation for every alert. Human review only for confirmed threats.