How Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Enhances Your Endpoint Detection and Response Platform

At present, every other business shows increasing concerns about cyber threats lurking all over the digital landscape. And, it is no surprise that cyber miscreants are constantly devising new ways to compromise the security systems of businesses.

One of the essential aspects of cybersecurity is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, but have you considered adding managed detection and response (MDR) to further enhance your defenses?

This blog explores how businesses can add MDR to their EDR solution, and unlock additional value and enhance their cybersecurity posture. Let us explore how to keep your business safe with this simple, yet powerful solutions duo.

MDR Solutions Taking EDR to the Next Level

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a fundamental aspect of enterprise cybersecurity, as it helps protect devices such as laptops, desktops and mobile phones from various threats. However, in majority of the cases, enterprises do not have enough security experts to manage EDR systems on a 24x7 basis. This is where managed detection and response (MDR) solutions come in, effectively elevating the EDR platforms of deploying enterprises.

According to the 2023 Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response services, these “add value” by providing “human interpretation” of security incidents, and also offer guidance for mitigation their adverse impact.

In the following points, we further highlight how MDR solutions can bring value to your EDR solutions.

MDR providers analyze alerts and logs, identify false positives and also provide guidance on how to best mitigate potential threats.

This additional layer of protection enhances the “depth” of your defense strategy and ensures your business stays safe.

By leveraging contextual investigation, analysis and threat validation, the MDR provider can “buy time” for customers to perform further investigation, and also mount an effective response.

Additionally, many mitigative actions involve EDR systems, which can be facilitated by MDR services, further enhancing the efficacy of an EDR platform.

More importantly, MDR providers offer a valuable service in the form of threat hunting. This involves investigating an enterprise’s environment to identify any security gaps and potential threats that may still have remained un-detected.

Conclusion

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions are imperative for protecting endpoints. However, with additional support from a team of trained security analysts, Managed Detection and Response (MDR) can take your cybersecurity posture “up a notch”.

So, businesses seeking reliable managed IT services and intelligent technology solutions need not look further than ATSG. Our IT solutions come with cutting-edge cybersecurity capabilities, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), as well as Vulnerability Management.

ATSG’s proven expertise and robust suite of services ensures that businesses stay ahead of existing, as well as emerging cyber threats. The combo of MDR and EDR can safeguard mission critical systems as well as data from potential harm.

Why settle for anything less than the best!

Contact ATSG today for top notch cyber threat detection and response capabilities.