Cyber threats are constantly evolving. In response, organisations need to adapt and enhance their security programs to protect their digital assets. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services have emerged as a critical component in the battle against cyber threats.
A good MDR service will help organisations manage operational risk, significantly reduce their meantime to detect and respond to cyberattacks, and ultimately help them grow and scale their security programmes.
Here, we explore five key ways in which the right MDR service can help you develop and scale more robust security programs.
1. Real-Time Threat Detection and Response
It is essential to have an MDR service which leverages advanced analytics and real-time monitoring across all infrastructure components. Doing this will help you identify and respond to cyber threats as they occur. By taking this proactive approach, you can ensure you detect threats early. This has the benefit of minimising potential damage and reducing the overall impact on the organisation.
Reduced detection time is a key benefit of MDR. With real-time monitoring 24/7/365 by skilled SOC analyst teams, threats can be detected and investigated much faster.
With immediate response, teams of experts can swiftly mitigate identified threats, preventing them from escalating.
By integrating real-time threat detection and response into their security programmes, organisations can stay ahead of cyber threats and ensure continuous protection of their digital assets.
2. Flexible Service
Your MDR service must be designed to address the constantly changing cybersecurity landscape, provide flexible options for coverage and multiple service tiers considering factors such as organisation size, technology stack and security profile. For example, at Obrela our MDR service uses an Open-XDR approach so clients can integrate and monitor existing infrastructure to improve security posture.
With flexibility in an MDR service to incorporate logs, telemetry and alerts from endpoints (desktops, laptops, servers), network infrastructure, physical or virtual data centre infrastructure, cloud infrastructure and OT, organisations can build a 360-degree view of their cybersecurity.
3. Advanced Threat Intelligence
Sophisticated threat intelligence will help an organisation to stay ahead of emerging threats. Threat intelligence and analytics of an MDR service must be continuously updated to identify patterns and predict potential attacks.
An MDR service must always be aligned with the current threat landscape to consider threat actor behaviour and TTPs, and ensure suspicious activity is detected and flagged prior to an attack taking place.
4. Expert Incident Management
Effective incident management is crucial for minimising the impact of cyber incidents. Without it, it’s impossible to ensure organisations can quickly return to normal operations.
An effective MDR service must include comprehensive incident management, from detection through to resolution. This should also include 24/7 support from cyber security experts to manage and resolve incidents effectively. An incident management service should cover every aspect of an incident, from initial detection to post-incident analysis and reporting.
Organisations today face a shortage of skilled and experienced security personnel. However, an MDR service gives you access to expertise on demand. Access to a team of experienced cybersecurity professionals ensures organisations can manage incidents efficiently and effectively.
5. Continuous Improvement and Optimisation
For businesses looking to strengthen their security posture, cybersecurity cannot be a one-time solution. It needs to be an ongoing partnership, aiming to continuously improve and optimise your organisation-wide cyber security. Regular assessments, feedback and updates will help ensure security measures remain effective and relevant.
Regular assessments and updates also ensure security measures evolve with the ever-changing threat landscape, while feedback and analysis from previous incidents help refine and enhance cyber security over time.
Continuous improvement and optimisation ensure your security is always at its best, providing robust protection against cyber threats.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services are essential for growing and scaling security programs in today’s dynamic threat environment.
Utilising a cloud-native PAAS technology stack, our purpose-built Global and Regional Cyber Resilience Operation Centers (ROCs) provide continuous visibility and situational awareness to ensure the security and availability of your business operations.
When MDR services detect cyber threats, rapid response services restore and maintain operational resilience with minimal client impact.
By leveraging the right MDR service from an expert provider, organisations unlock the ability to scale with real-time, risk-aligned cybersecurity that covers every aspect of their business, no matter how far it reaches or how complex it grows, bringing predictability to the seemingly uncertain.
For more information on how MDR services can enhance your organisation’s security programme, visit the Obrela website.
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