Vulnerability controls
On October 26, we hosted a live virtual event together, Blackpoint ReCON, With a partner Blackpoint Cyber. The event brought together industry experts and IT professionals to discuss how security personnel can continue to navigate the modern threat landscape through a pragmatic MDR approach. During the event, we learned how the rise in ransomware attacks underscores the value of a strong defense and recovery strategy.
A number of recent notable attacks, including Microsoft Exchange, Kaseya, JBS USA, SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline, have clearly demonstrated that critical businesses and infrastructures are under attack. The rise in sophistication and speed of assaults even caught the attention of the White House. It took out a To administrative May 2021, calls on the private sector to address the ever-changing landscape of threats.
For small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs), dealing with these threats is made difficult by limited teams of resources in medium-sized organizations and budget constraints in small businesses.
Dealing with ongoing SMB and MSP challenges
Small and medium-sized businesses, unlike enterprise-level organizations, often suffer from a lack of adequate resources to manage, identify and respond to ongoing security threats effectively before they become full-blown attacks with severe consequences for continuity and productivity.
“Small businesses remain a major target for threat factors. With minimal margins and few resources, a single cyber attack can get an SMB out of business in a matter of days,” says Tyler Moffitt, senior security analyst at Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText.
For MSPs, their intermediate customers may not scale or resize an organization to respond effectively to cyber threats. They may require additional resources to help strengthen customer protection infrastructure. This leaves SMBs and MSP customers more vulnerable to attacks with the potential to paralyze their business operations.
SMBs and MSPs should not approach the evolving threat landscape alone. Managed Recognition and Response (MDR) offers a reliable protection and response approach to cyber threats.
What is MDR?
Managed identification and response is a proactively managed cyber security approach to threat management and malicious activity that empowers organizations to be more cyber-resistant.
Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText companies, offer two new MDR options to customers looking for a threat detection and response system that meets their specific needs:
- Webroot MDR is powered by Blackpoint Is a key solution developed by world-class security experts to provide hunting, monitoring and threat repair 24/7/365. Under the guidance of the board of directors of former national security leaders and an experienced MDR team, Webroot MDR monitors, parties and responds constantly to threats.
- OpenText MDR Designed for small and medium-sized businesses with specific implementation and integration requirements set by their business and IT environment. Backed by threat detection powered by artificial intelligence, award-winning threat intelligence and a 99% detection rate, this MDR solution gives your business the ability to stay agile.
MDR solution can:
- Reduce the impact of successful attacks
- Reduce business activity and continuity
- Improve the ability to become cyber flexible
- Achieve compliance with global regulations
- Strengthen customer trust
In ours Webroot Threat Report for 2020, We found that phishing URLs increased by 640% last year. Similar attacks, for example, business email (BEC), are a big scam that malicious players use to lure innocent end users. BEC attacks cost organizations Nearly 1.8 billion losses, According to FBI reports. MDR helps reduce costs and ensure the overall investment in the organization’s security plan.
In today’s evolving threat landscape, no business can go without an initiated security plan. As the threat factors become more complex, their impact on SMB companies and MSP customers becomes more severe. To prepare for, manage and recover from threats, SMBs and MSPs should consider combining forces with a trusted partner to help increase their clients ’overall protection and remain prepared to deal with any threats that may affect business continuity.
To learn more about how Webroot can empower your business and start your own MDR call, Contact us here.