Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services Buyers Guide

Most organizations lack the tools, personnel, and processes to effectively manage their security program round-the-clock and combat emerging threats. According to Gartner, by 2025, 50% of organizations will be using Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, up from less than 5% in 2019.

  • June 27, 2023 | Author: Alan Strakey
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The Sophos “MDR Buyer’s Guide” addresses the challenges organizations face in navigating the security services marketplace and serves as a resource to help organizations make informed decisions when choosing an MDR service.

With security threats growing in both volume and sophistication, MDR services allow organizations with limited in-house security capabilities to outsource security operations to a team of highly trained specialists. These services combine human-led investigations, threat hunting, real-time monitoring, and incident response with advanced analytics and technology to detect and neutralize threats that may bypass preventive security controls.

With MDR services, organizations get access to a 24/7 team of experts, enabling their IT departments to focus on their core tasks, cost savings compared to building an in-house security operations program, and the peace of mind that comes from having a dedicated team monitoring and responding to potential threats.

To help organizations evaluate MDR providers, the buyer’s guide provides a set of questions covering general criteria, methodology and efficacy, and vendor comparison. It also showcases Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) service, highlighting its capabilities, such as proactive threat hunting, security health checks, activity reporting, and adversarial detections.

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