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Bitdefender Introduces Managed Detection and Response Foundations

Bitdefender Introduces Managed Detection and Response Foundations

Bitdefender Introduces Managed Detection and Response Foundations

The cybersecurity threat landscape faced by organisations of all sizes is complex and ever-changing. Small SMBs are no longer immune from cyberattacks like ransomware or data theft. Cybercriminals are now actively targeting smaller businesses as the cybersecurity defences are sometimes not as robust as those found in larger enterprise organisations. This gives attackers a higher chance of extracting ransomware payments or obtaining valuable data to sell on the dark web.

Many smaller organisations that are now in the sights of cybercriminals will not have the resources to build a cybersecurity defence team in-house. There is also a significant shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals in the job market, and those with skills attract high salaries. This means that even an organisation that does want to build its own cybersecurity team will struggle to find people to employ.

MSPs who provide cybersecurity services are ideally placed to deliver the skills and services that SMBs need. To help plug the cybersecurity gap, Bitdefender has introduced Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Foundations.

What is MDR?

MDR is a service offering that provides the cybersecurity services that are needed to protect against current and future threats. It provides network and systems monitoring 24x7 to detect anomalies that indicate cyberattacks, plus rapid response to stop any attacks in their tracks. MDR is an essential part of a modern cybersecurity strategy.

The blog articles: MDR—What is it and Why Should SMBs Care? and SMBs Need to Go on the Offensive with Cyber Security are essential reading for anyone who wants to learn more about MDR and how it can benefit SMBs in particular, and all organisations more generally.

Introducing Bitdefender MDR Foundations

Bitdefender MDR delivers 24x7 monitoring via an elite team of cybersecurity experts backed by industry-leading Bitdefender security technologies like GravityZone eXtended Detection & Response (XDR). Bitdefender MDR combines endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and productivity application telemetry into actionable security analytics, augmented by the threat-hunting expertise of fully staffed security operations centres (SOCs) with security analysts from global intelligence agencies. Bitdefender MDR Foundations is a new member of the existing Bitdefender MDR service family. It joins the existing MDR Premium and MDR Enterprise service offerings.

MDR Foundations builds on the same industry-leading tried and tested Bitdefender GravityZone platform that monitors systems to uncover suspicious activity and provides the essential foundation for detecting cyberattacks. It includes:

  • 24/7 Security Operations
  • Threat Management
  • Tailored Response Playbooks
  • Expert Recommendations
  • Root Cause & Impact Analysis
  • Monthly Service Reports
  • MDR Portal
  • Risk-based Threat Hunting
  • Customised Notifications

You can read much more about Bitdefender MDR on their Managed Detection and Response (MDR) page.

Bitdefender MDR Foundations for MSPs

Bitdefender MDR Foundations for MSPs is an MDR service designed to give service providers access to Bitdefender’s elite team of cybersecurity experts, working around the clock to keep your clients safe. The service includes 24/7 monitoring and response, proactive research-based threat hunting, and expert recommendations at an affordable price point. It also supports the delivery of MDR services to multiple clients of an MSP.

The MSP service delivers:

  • Prompt incident and breach response that supports a customer in all scenarios.
  • Bulk onboarding of customers for MSPs and automated onboarding for customers.
  • Option of professional services to accelerate onboarding.
  • Constant communication via email notifications in the MDR Portal.

Bulk onboarding of customers and automated onboarding for MSP clients allows them to begin monitoring their endpoints quickly. MDR Foundations for MSPs also has automated billing and a user experience that makes it very easy to adopt and use.

Read more in the Modern, Turnkey MDR for Managed Service Providers PDF available from https://www.bitdefender.com/content/dam/bitdefender/business/msp/Bitdefender-MDR-Foundations-for-MSPs-Datasheet_en.pdf.

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Renaissance partners with Bitdefender to make MDR Foundations available to MSPs and their clients in the Irish marketplace. Contact us today to learn how to enhance your clients’ cybersecurity and increase your revenue by adopting Bitdefender MDR Foundations.