Regardless of how productive your well-oiled business machine is running, you might stop and ask yourself, “Am I doing everything I can to keep my business safe from a cyberattack?” Threat detection and response is nothing new, but managed detection and response—the act of outsourcing this responsibility—is an innovative and effective way to keep your business safe. While standard cybersecurity solutions like antivirus and firewalls are still necessary, they are passive at best.
What you need is a full-time, 24/7/365 cybersecurity solution actively looking for threats that do manage to break through—including the sophisticated, human-led attacks from advanced ransomware and phishing campaigns. That’s where managed detection and response solutions stand out from the rest.
For When “Set It and Forget It” Isn’t Enough
Managed detection and response uses the latest in security technology, like advanced endpoint protection, in combination with expert human analysts to keep your systems safe at all times.
Think of it this way; your traditional antivirus is like a burglar alarm, whereas a managed detection and response is like having a dedicated security guard. An alarm only goes off when something happens, and at that point, who knows how long it will take the police to get there? If you have a security guard patrolling your office at all times, they can intervene and catch the burglar in action, perhaps averting a major crisis.
This is the value in managed detection and response; MDR experts will actively look for signs of intruders—many of which are subtle and hard to detect—preventing issues from escalating even further.
Why Ignoring 24/7 Security Is the Biggest Mistake You Can Make
While most of the hubbub in the realm of cybersecurity focuses on the big, in-your-face threats like ransomware, most cyberattacks don’t quite play out like that.
In reality, cybersecurity threats can and will stay hidden on your network for days, weeks, months, or even years, all so they can map out your systems and steal as much data as possible. You won’t catch these threats if you aren’t paying attention, and it could result in a massive, costly attack. When your business suffers an attack of this magnitude, it can lead to downtime, regulatory fines, lost consumer trust, and serious emergency recovery costs.
Managed detection and response helps you reduce the time-to-detection and time-to-respond windows, helping you neutralize active threats on your network rapidly so they have a minimal impact on your business.
What If You Don’t Have the Technical Expertise?
While most SMBs have trouble affording a full, in-house team of security professionals, the good news is that you don’t have to.
Partnering with a knowledgeable group of IT experts like a managed service provider can give your SMB peace of mind for its security challenges. It gives you access to enterprise-level expertise, an organized and efficient way to respond to threats, and alerts with clear incident reports. The best part: you don’t have to do any of it yourself. Your team can focus on what it does best while letting the security experts do their jobs.
At the end of the day, you want a security system in place that is proactive, not reactive. Managed detection and response provides the continuous, active defenses that will keep your business safe. More importantly, you’ll keep your data safe, including the data of your customers.
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