XDR automates many tasks (like threat detection and initial investigation), but human analysts from a SOC are still essential for complex investigations and response decisions.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
What is Extended Detection and Response (XDR)?
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is a unified approach to detecting and responding to cyber threats. It collects and analyzes data from across your IT environment—including endpoints, cloud workloads, and user behavior—to deliver comprehensive threat detection, investigation, and response. Backed by a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), XDR combines the capabilities of MDR and SIEM to accelerate your team’s ability to combat cyberattacks.
XDR from WIN includes:
- Comprehensive visibility: Aggregates data across systems to give your team a complete view of your IT environment. This can include telemetry sources from network devices and applications such as Microsoft 365.
- Behavioral analytics and threat intelligence: Uses machine learning and current threat intelligence to detect anomalies and identify threats.
- 24/7 monitoring and response: The SOC continuously monitors activity, investigates suspicious behavior, responds to alerts, and coordinates response efforts.
- Threat detection, investigation, and prioritization: Identifies and ranks potential threats to focus on the most critical issues first.
- Automated response: Takes predefined actions within a playbook—like isolating a device or blocking suspicious traffic—without requiring manual intervention.
- Dashboards and reporting: Visualizes activity, tracks incident trends, and simplifies reporting on security posture.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
XDR can detect a range of threats including malware, ransomware, insider threats, phishing attacks, compromised accounts, brute force attempts, and suspicious network behavior.
No, XDR works in conjunction with your current security tools (like firewalls, endpoint protection, MFA and email security) to improve detection and response across multiple systems.
XDR receives data from across your security environment—network devices, cloud, email, servers, and related security products—with this additional visibility threats can be detected faster and with greater accuracy. WIN’s XDR solution includes 24/7 SOC support that continuously monitors for unusual activity. When alerts are triggered, the SOC team investigates and responds to incidents to reduce risk and limit impact.
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