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Secure organization’s data with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for remote workers

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  Amid the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic (novel coronavirus), global organizations took the regime of remote working to ensure Business-As-Usual (BAU). Many organizations enabled their employees to access business-critical data outside secured networks as per CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of sensitive information). When tons of sensitive information gets transferred across untrusted networks, and personal devices of employees, data security often goes for a toss. Cybercriminals are exploiting uncertainty of the pandemic by targeting remote working employees. Since the end of January 2020, there has been a sharp spike in phishing attacks worldwide. We found that spam emails accounted for 67.5%, followed by malware (27%) and malicious URLs (7.5%). An analysis says that there have been 199,379 spam emails registered in the last couple of months and 81,315 infected files detected. The persistent increase in cyberattacks on organizations globally, obliged us to...

Evolution of Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

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  The last few years have seen a massive increase in cyber-attack intensity, volume, and sophistication. This is primarily because organizations and businesses are moving their digital operations into the cloud in order to increase their efficiency. As a result, the challenge for IT has evolved requiring greater focus to detect and respond to cyber threats in the best way possible. According to a recent  Global Risks Report  by the World Economic Forum, 68% of organizations believe their cybersecurity risks are on the rise, yet many do not have the capability to manage such risks. Due to the latest threats and emerging IT security challenges, more organizations rely on Managed Detection Response (MDR) providers in 2022. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Managed Detection and Response (MDR)  refers to services that identify, analyze, and respond to threats in cyberspace before they wreak havoc on everyday functioning. These services include a wide range of fundamen...