{"id":5259,"date":"2022-07-20T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=5259"},"modified":"2022-07-27T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T18:57:08","slug":"tech-talks-cloud-native-managed-detection-and-response-mdr-combats-evolving-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/tech-talks-cloud-native-managed-detection-and-response-mdr-combats-evolving-cyber-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talks: Cloud-native managed detection and response (MDR) combats evolving cyber threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CloseTo serve as a trusted advisor to our clients, we need to stay up to speed with the latest IT trends and solutions. To achieve that, our team of IT experts attends weekly training sessions conducted by various IT solution providers.\u00a0Based on our extensive experience and sales volume with the suppliers, we receive exclusive, direct and usually in-person training from these suppliers.\u00a0Our Tech Talks blog series offers a snapshot of these educational<\/em>\u00a0sessions.<\/p>\n

An independent investment advisory firm located in New York and San Francisco struggled to keep up with the rapid pace of change in the\u00a0cybersecurity<\/a>\u00a0industry. With outdated infrastructure, low network visibility, and a lack of proper IT security policies and procedures, the company was in danger of falling prey to cybercriminals. The firm’s leadership reached out to a trusted partner of ours for\u00a0managed detection and response (MDR)<\/a>\u00a0services.<\/p>\n

With the MDR solution in place, the firm has 24\/7 network monitoring and visibility, a cloud-native extended detection and response (XDR) platform, and experienced threat hunters working to identify and shut down malicious programs and actors. The company’s leaders can now worry less as our partner’s automatic blocking, alerts, threat hunters, and security operations center (SOC) analysts tackle new and emerging issues.<\/p>\n

The investment paid off on December 31, 2018, in particular. On that day, criminals initiated a brute force attack on the firm that lasted 12 hours. The MDR service provider blocked the malicious traffic, shielding the client’s systems from disaster.<\/p>\n

If you’re searching for a partner capable of protecting your business from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, you should consider working with this MDR supplier. Here’s some vital information about the provider’s background and cloud-native MDR service to help you make a well-informed decision.<\/p>\n

Provider overview<\/h2>\n

This Ontario-based supplier was founded in 2001 and currently serves more than 1,200 clients in over 75 countries. With two security operations centers and more than 600 workers, this provider tallies 3 million automated threat disruptions with their XDR platform, 6,000 human-led investigations, and 400 threat containments each day. They also have a mean containment time of just 15 minutes. For their dedication to helping businesses avoid disruption caused by cyberattacks, they’ve earned recognition from CRN, the International Data Corporation (IDC), MSSP Alert, and other entities in the IT security space.<\/p>\n

Featured offering: Cloud-native MDR<\/h2>\n

This supplier’s MDR solution takes in data, processes it to provide insights, and notifies expert threat hunters about indicators of compromise, streamlining threat containment and allowing your organization to minimize damage and avoid downtime. With cloud-native architecture, machine learning, and advanced response capabilities, this supplier can respond to malicious activity in seconds and contain threats in minutes.<\/p>\n

Key elements and capabilities of the MDR offering include the following:<\/p>\n