What is Managed Detection and Response (MDR)?

MDR is a cybersecurity solution that combines technology & human expertise to secure your data & assets around clock.

With each day passing, the volume and sophistication of cyber threats are increasing. Attackers need to succeed once, but cyber defenders must preserve a broad, ever-expanding threat surface 24x7. MDR (Managed Detection and Response) is a cybersecurity solution that combines technology and human expertise to secure your data and assets around the clock.

The technology component of the service is responsible for detecting and responding to threats, while the human element consists of a group of security researchers and engineers in charge of monitoring networks, investigating incidents, and responding to security issues. The key advantage of MDR is that it allows for the quick identification and mitigation of threats without needing extra personnel. Mindfire offers MDR services that allow your company to set up a complete 24x7 security operations centre (SOC) function for a fraction of the expense of constructing an in-house SOC. We help you detect, analyse, investigate, validate, and respond to threats with the proper combination of people, skills, procedures, and technology.

Why Your Business Needs Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

MDR tackles enormous problems that impede modern companies.

The most evident issue is a lack of cybersecurity among businesses. For big firms that can afford it, specialised security teams focused on hunting out dangers may be viable. Mid-sized and smaller businesses are frequently the targets of hacking attempts due to a lack of cybersecurity resources. But even if a company has the resources and ability to establish a security staff capable of dealing with all elements of threats, it should expect to spend months, if not years, developing a mature detection and response programme. In the meantime, the company remains vulnerable.

Therefore hiring an MDR service provider is essential. When threats or vulnerabilities develop, organisations may contact their provider's specialists, who will be familiar with the organisation's systems and can tailor their actions accordingly. Many attacks and vulnerabilities may only be addressed with information enhanced by all the impacted systems and infrastructures. Hence an MDR solution must enable visibility throughout an organisation's estate.

You can rapidly shorten the time to detect and respond to potential threats from an average of 280 days to as little as a few minutes. However, lowering detection time from months to minutes is not the only advantage.

What to expect from our MDR service?

As a Mindfire customer, you can be assured that we take our role as the go-to MDR security service very seriously.

We continuously improve our detection and response capabilities to provide the best possible protection for our customers.