TIPS FOR EVALUATING AND IMPLEMENTING MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE
The recent shift to remote working due to the pandemic has driven more companies to embrace managed detection and response services . Jan van Vliet , EMEA VP and GM at Digital Guardian , explains why MDR services are important in today ’ s world .
uilding a
B cybersecurity team with the skills to leverage today ’ s sophisticated detection and response platforms is a difficult task . In recent years , managed detection and response ( MDR ) services have become a popular choice for organisations who want to address the types of advanced attacks that even a managed security provider might be unprepared for .
The recent massive shift to remote working , however , is driving even more enterprises to embrace MDR services for two reasons .
Alongside a pressing need to bolster traditional perimeter security tools to cope with the evolved threat environment posed by so many users operating outside the corporate network , organisations are also having to rethink
A good MDR provider will handle advanced threats – such as lateral movement by hackers , credential theft and escalation and C2 activity – but won ’ t let less-sophisticated attacks slip through its fingers either .
Jan van Vliet , EMEA VP and GM at Digital Guardian
data resilience strategies in the face of a significant activity uptick by external threat actors .
A tsunami of internal and external threats
The move to working from home prompted by the World Health Organisation ’ s ( WHO ) pandemic announcement in March triggered a flurry of malicious activities by opportunistic cybercriminals . Recent research revealed that organisations experienced a 41 % increase in endpoint malware infections and a 27 % jump in phishing attempts .
That wasn ’ t the only risk factor posed to corporate data . In the weeks following the WHO pandemic declaration , employees were moving classified data
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