Cybercriminals are running at scale. They target companies with a range of services, including ransomware-as-a-service.
It costs in the millions to build a strong in-house security team or you can choose to work with an MSSP that will reduce your risks for much less.
Managed cybersecurity services are round-the-clock solutions for monitoring and identifying vulnerabilities in your systems. They are the key to building digital integrity that builds trusted ecosystems.
Detection and Response
Cyberattacks continue to increase in frequency and complexity, and it’s nearly impossible for overburdened IT teams to stay on top of the latest threats. A managed cybersecurity service provider (MSP) can help to eliminate the need for costly, in-house security experts by deploying an extended detection and response (XDR) tool that unifies visibility across all network architecture.
XDR tools enable MSPs to analyze data and provide threat intelligence to a customer. This frees up IT staff to focus on other business priorities while also addressing any existing gaps in the cybersecurity tech stack.
Optiv’s managed detection and response services are backed by multiple SOCs with 24/7 support, allowing customers to experience increased confidence in their protections, faster mitigation, containment and accelerated remediation. Moreover, the ability to rely on an MSP can also reduce alert fatigue and enhance resilience by improving detections and speeding up response times. This is a key benefit for smaller organizations that can’t afford to have an in-house SOC or dedicated security team.
Firewall Management
Firewalls are an essential component of a cybersecurity strategy, protecting data and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. They prevent costly breaches and operational disruptions while mitigating legal, brand, and reputational risks. Firewall management is a complex balancing act: it requires technical expertise and precision to maintain a strong security posture, while allowing mission-critical information through so that operations continue uninterrupted.
Many MSSPs offer a suite of firewall management tools designed to create airtight digital security at scale. These platforms use centralized management to automate workflows based on network conditions, reducing the amount of manual effort required to manage each individual threat.
As a result, firewall rules are more tightly configured to reduce the risk of a breach and enable a client to achieve regulatory compliance. However, when a client has too few rules or their security policies are too liberal, they may not be able to prevent malware, ransomware, or other threats. MSSPs can help by running regular rule testers to identify misconfigurations and make recommendations.
EDR
A managed security service provider can monitor a company’s software for any vulnerabilities and provide patches or updates to eliminate them. This can help prevent cyber-attacks that exploit outdated programs.
Managed cybersecurity services can also offer EDR services to help stop threats from penetrating the network in the first place. These services use forensics tools to hunt for threats and provide rich endpoint visibility and attack context. Many of these services are offered through an all-in-one platform that combines prevention and detection capabilities with the ability to rapidly respond to incidents.
Co-managed services can be a good option for businesses looking to supplement their internal team with specialized expertise in specific areas of risk. For example, an MSSP can assist with a business’s HIPAA compliance and regulatory requirements for personally identifiable information. They can help them understand and implement best practices to reduce the risks of data breaches, helping them avoid fines and reputational damage.
XDR
XDR is the evolution of detection and response that takes your security capabilities beyond the traditional endpoint point product siloes to broad visibility, context, and effective response. Unlike point products, XDR integrates telemetry from across the enterprise infrastructure, including networks, email, devices (IoT, MDM), and cloud workloads to understand what’s happening in your environment.
The best XDR vendors offer centralized visibility to unify findings from different security solutions into a single console. They also enable rapid investigations by prioritizing threats, reducing alert volume, and automating responses to known and repeat events. This improves productivity of operational SecOps teams.
Unlike EDR, XDR integrates data from non-endpoint sources to provide visibility into internal attacks and identify the root cause of incidents, including breaches. It also allows prevention technologies to communicate with each other, so blocking an attack on one layer of your network automatically updates policies on other layers (e.g., XDR or firewalls). This reduces mean-time-to-detect and enables a coordinated response to complex, multistage attacks.
