3 Reasons to Go For Managed Detection & Response

Digital businesses today adopt DevOps best practices, cloud-native architectures and other advanced technologies to enhance efficiency, speed and security. At the same time, threat actors improve their Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to compromise your digital assets and induce reputational and financial loss.

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Traditional cybersecurity approaches are reactive and inadequate as they cannot deal with adversaries’ advanced TTPs. Reactive solutions respond to cyber threats in the aftermath of their occurrence and involve time and resources to mitigate or remediate incidents. Examples of reactive solutions are disaster recovery and vulnerability patching. 

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As a result, your organization needs a proactive approach like Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for robust security. Instead of waiting for an incident to occur, your MDR platform will effectively cope with hackers’ TTPs and prevent the incident from ever happening. 

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Let’s look at the role of MDR for robust security. 

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[fs-toc-h2]MDR to Address Cybersecurity Skills Gap

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Cybersecurity is a complex field that requires deep knowledge and a wide range of skills. The most common of those include threat hunting, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, risk management, incident response and audit. 

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Unfortunately, the cybersecurity skills gap is one of the biggest challenges organizations are facing today. It’s difficult to hire, train and retain cybersecurity personnel with extensive knowledge of information security. According to the Fortinet 2024 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Global Research Report, data breaches occur due to security staff that lack necessary training and skills (58%), inadequate security awareness (56%), and a lack of information security products (54%). 

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Managed Detection & Response (MDR) comes up as an alternative. It is a comprehensive cybersecurity service that helps your security team remotely detect, investigate and respond to cybersecurity threats 24/7/365. This approach comprises human intelligence and a range of advanced technologies, such as proactive threat hunting, continuous monitoring and direct call-in support. MDR service also helps you train your existing staff. 

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Cyber threat detection and response is unpredictable, time-consuming and urgent. Delegating these critical tasks to an MDR provider can empower your security team by providing access to highly skilled cybersecurity professionals, threat hunters and incident responders.

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[fs-toc-h2]MDR to Manage Alert Fatigue 

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Alert fatigue is a long-standing problem that arises when security professionals face a high volume of security alerts received from various security tools and systems within a Security Operation Center (SOC). In some cases alerts are false positives pointing to a benign cybersecurity event, and dealing with them can lead to stress and overload, waste of time and human resources.

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These alerts also generate a pesky noise around your SOC. Because of it, a serious incident can be overlooked mistakenly, and , missing a serious incident can trigger a massive loss. The loss of sensitive data, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Personal Health Information (PHI), intellectual property or company secrets can harm your organization’s morale, reputation and business relationships. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), security teams at companies with 500+ employees ignore 27% of security alerts on average. 

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That is why combating alert fatigue is essential for your enterprise. An effective MDR service can significantly reduce alert fatigue by prioritizing alerts based on their severity and importance. Highly skilled MDR security professionals address high-priority alerts more effectively. 

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Automated correlation and triage will also play a crucial role in mitigating alert fatigue. In addition, MDR-driven rapid incident response ensures that high-priority alerts are responded to quickly. 

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[fs-toc-h2]MDR to Meet Compliance Requirements

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Regulatory cybersecurity standards require businesses to implement the best practices and security controls to avoid cyber threats and data breaches. 

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Your organization may need to comply with one or more of the following regulatory standards: 

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• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
• The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
• International Standard Organization (ISO)
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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Non-compliant organizations will have to face huge penalties. For example, the GDPR imposes a fine of 20 million euros or 4% of an organization’s annual turnover. 

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Do you want to build customer trust, protect sensitive data, maintain a positive reputation, mitigate business risks and avoid legal penalties? If yes, the MDR provider can be your trustworthy partner. A comprehensive MDR solution can help you meet regulatory compliance by providing continuous monitoring, expert threat investigation, detailed incident reporting and response capabilities, and the necessary documentation to demonstrate adherence to your required standard. 

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[fs-toc-h2]The Bottom Line 

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Modern threats are more sophisticated and faster than the enhancements your organization is likely to be implementing now. In this digital warfare, businesses around the globe already face tough challenges, including cybersecurity skills shortages, massive alert fatigue and compliance issues. 

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Reactive security tools and techniques are ineffective against modern threats. If successful, a cybersecurity incident or a data breach can trigger reputational and financial damage. 

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To curb these issues in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, your organization should deploy a solution that will function 24/7/365. The MDR service offers real-time surveillance with proactive threat hunting, continuous monitoring, automated compliance, direct call-in service and rapid incident response capabilities. 

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[fs-toc-h2]Go for MDR with Astro Information Security

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Astro Information Security offers MDR services equipped with advanced technologies and human intelligence, bringing our expertise in threat hunting, incident response and compliance to the table. Our solutions give your security team peace of mind with 24/7/365 protection against cybersecurity threats and attacks. Ensure robust security resilience with our reliable MDR services.