How Do MDR Services Protect Your Business 24/7/365?

Defending against today’s threat landscape is a big challenge because modern threats evolve with unprecedented speed, scale and sophistication. Your organization may not have 24/7 in-house security operations staffed with human power alone. That is why Managed Detection and Response (MDR) comes into play to enhance your corporate cybersecurity defense in real-time.

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In fact, MDR is a proactive cybersecurity service that remotely operates 24/7/365 to detect, respond to and mitigate cyber weaknesses. This technology leverages human expertise, advanced detection and rapid incident response capabilities. 

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Gartner defines MDR services as those that enable the remote delivery of security operations center (SOC) functions, including rapid detection, analysis, investigation and response to identified threats. 

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Undoubtedly, the MDR market is accelerating by leaps and bounds. According to Markets and Markets, the MDR is estimated to be worth $4.1 billion in 2024. It’s projected to reach $11.8 billion by 2029, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23.5% during the forecast period. 

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This article will explore how effective and reliable MDR services can protect your business 24/7/365. 

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[fs-toc-h2]24/7/365 Continuous Monitoring

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With MDR, seasoned Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts monitor your endpoints and networks around the clock. They collect relevant data, logs and other telemetry from your IT environment and perform detailed analysis of this telemetry by using human expertise, automation, analytics and threat intelligence. 

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MDR’s advanced threat detection service involves behavioral analysis, anomaly detection and signature-based detection. These techniques help identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and suspicious patterns that may indicate a security incident or a data breach. 

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Moreover, the MDR solution in place generates an automated alert in case of detecting a potential threat. Later, an alert can be prioritized based on the impact and severity of that threat. 

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SOC analysts perform manual and automated reviews of behavior and activities to triage alerts and to establish rules for understanding the context and the follow-up actions using alert management and incident triage.

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[fs-toc-h2]Proactive Threat Hunting

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After penetrating your corporate network, adversaries can stay undetected for months and move laterally across your networks to collect critical data. 

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According to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2024, it takes around 292 days to identify and contain a data breach involving stolen credentials. Plus, the average cost of a data breach reaches $4.88 million. 

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In most cases, adversaries bypass your traditional security tools such as IPS, IDS and firewalls. To this end, the MDR platform features cyber threat hunting to proactively and iteratively search for potential threats and attacks that prowl unnoticed within your corporate systems, networks and cloud environment. More importantly, threat hunting relies on the hypothesis-driven exploration of digital threats in which human intelligence plays a crucial role. 

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Specialized threat hunters track down digital threats and enable efficient, agile responses to them. The types of threats identified include: 

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• Social engineering attacks 
• Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
• Insider threats
• Malware

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As the name implies, proactive threat hunting prevents the occurrence of these dangerous attacks, unlike reactive approaches that are enacted after the occurrence of an attack. 

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More importantly, with MDR-powered automated threat hunting, threat hunters will automate this process using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). 

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In addition, threat hunters will constantly monitor your threat landscape by leveraging advanced tools like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. 

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Threat hunters will reduce the possibility of insider threats in your organization. They will train your employees to identify and report threats and suspicious behaviors.

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When your security team carries out continuous threat monitoring on their own, this routine can increase the burden on your team and waste their time and resources. Threat hunters curb this issue by creating and automating MDR playbooks.

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[fs-toc-h2]Measuring the Effectiveness of MDR with Detection and Response Metrics

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There are two important detection and response metrics – Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR). 

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• MTTD indicates the average time taken to detect a cyber threat. An effective and efficient MDR technology must have as short MTTD as possible. ‍
• MTTR demonstrates the average time taken to respond to and mitigate a cyber threat. The efficient MDR must have a fast MTTR to mitigate the impact of a threat and perform quick remediation.

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[fs-toc-h2]Direct Call-in Support 

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Your security team will have direct access to the MDR call-in service. In that case, MDR’s SOC provides your team with immediate, real-time support. The MDR provider’s operations team is available 24/7/365 to monitor and respond to the potential vulnerabilities and threats in your IT environment. 

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[fs-toc-h2]The Bottom Line

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Modern companies are encouraged to set up their MDR solutions against digital warfare launched by cybercriminals. As cybersecurity threats and attacks are growing exponentially, organizations are keenly looking for next-gen MDR technology to protect their business 24/7/365. 

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A comprehensive MDR solution combines human intelligence, continuous monitoring, proactive threat hunting, direct call-in service and swift MTTD and MTTR to boost your cybersecurity defense. Moreover, it provides your security team with the peace of mind they need to protect critical assets and sensitive data. 

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[fs-toc-h2]Astro Information Security’s MDR Services – Your Best Bet

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Your digital assets, finance and brand reputation have great value and their protection is indispensable. Therefore, you need a trusted MDR partner to augment your existing in-house security teams and reduce dependence on time-consuming tasks. 

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Astro Information Security’s MDR will grant you full-time access to a Security Operations Center (SOC). You don’t need to hire extra employees in-house. Our MDR services will not only keep your business, employees and data safe but also help you preserve your brand reputation and increase customer trust.