{"id":354,"date":"2021-03-16T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sattrix.com\/blog\/?p=354"},"modified":"2024-07-17T11:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:25:38","slug":"what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MDR and How it Works?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services \u2013 combine human expertise and technology to monitor, detect, and respond to threats\/vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/#Why_do_you_Need_MDR_Services\" title=\"Why do you Need MDR Services?\">Why do you Need MDR Services?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/#Benefits_of_MDR_Services\" title=\"Benefits of MDR Services\">Benefits of MDR Services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/#How_it_Works\" title=\"How it Works?\">How it Works?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/#360_Degree_%E2%80%93_MDR_Capabilities\" title=\"360 Degree &#8211; MDR Capabilities\">360 Degree &#8211; MDR Capabilities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-mdr-and-how-it-works\/#MDR_Visibility\" title=\"MDR Visibility\">MDR Visibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more details, read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/what-is-managed-detection-and-response\/\">What is Managed Detection and Response?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_Need_MDR_Services\"><\/span><strong>Why do you Need MDR Services?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>60% &#8211; Increase in cyberattacks worldwide in the last 18 months<\/li>\n<li>70% &#8211; Enterprises lack proper planning, strategies, and skilled personnel to effectively respond to cyber attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_MDR_Services\"><\/span>Benefits of MDR Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve the security layer<\/li>\n<li>Predict threats based on behavior analysis<\/li>\n<li>Continuous managed threat hunting<\/li>\n<li>Identify Hidden threats in Real time monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Respond to incidents effectively<\/li>\n<li>Restore endpoints to a known good status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_Works\"><\/span>How it Works?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In this process, cybersecurity experts monitor, detect and respond to threats &#8211; detected in your IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prioritization \u2013<\/strong> To distinguish benign and malignant events, a combination of automated rules and human inspection is required. This process can help to generate a stream of high-quality alerts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat Hunting &#8211;<\/strong> Advanced threats that are able to evade existing security solutions on the network must be detected and isolated. This process is known as threat hunting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigation \u2013<\/strong> To quickly understand the threat, it&#8217;s essential to carry out a thorough investigation. This includes determining what happened, when it happened, and how deep the infrastructure was affected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Response \u2013<\/strong> To remediate specific threats, actionable advice must be provided. Response is the process of providing this advice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remediation \u2013<\/strong> The process of restoring the infrastructure or system to its pre-attack state is known as remediation. This involves removing the threat, cleaning up the registry, ejecting intruders, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"360_Degree_%E2%80%93_MDR_Capabilities\"><\/span>360 Degree &#8211; MDR Capabilities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monitor &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Infrastructure, people, process, data, devices, web, cloud, endpoint, email, network, asset, platform, application<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detect &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Threat intelligence, behavior analysis, threat hunting, security analytics, real time correlation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respond &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Incident analysis, action insight, automated response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MDR_Visibility\"><\/span>MDR Visibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>On-premise<\/li>\n<li>Cloud<\/li>\n<li>Virtual environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/\">cybersecurity professional services<\/a><\/strong> include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/managed-services\/mdr-services.php\">MDR services<\/a> with both mitigation and remediation capabilities, delivering immediate value with a minimal investment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sattrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-is-MDR-and-How-it-Works.png\" alt=\"Managed Detection and Response Services\" width=\"1600\" height=\"7595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-is-MDR-and-How-it-Works.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-is-MDR-and-How-it-Works-63x300.png 63w, https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-is-MDR-and-How-it-Works-216x1024.png 216w, https:\/\/www.sattrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-is-MDR-and-How-it-Works-768x3646.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services \u2013 combine human expertise and technology to monitor, detect,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[27],"tags":[26,25],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Managed Detection &amp; Response (MDR): How it Works<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the ins and outs of MDR and how it can protect your enterprise from cyber threats. 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