So what’s this got to do with cybersecurity?
Like many organizations, you’ll almost certainly be facing a daily battle against a torrent of new, unknown and evasive threats. And if your IT team has just one or two security specialists, or maybe none at all, it simply may not be possible for lower priority alerts to be properly addressed.
This does nothing to improve your threat defenses – or your stress levels. And it’s particularly concerning in an environment where SMBs and mid-size enterprises are becoming exposed to the more disruptive evasive attacks that can bypass automated security barriers -for example by leveraging approaches that are very similar to those used by legitimate system administrators, and require a more rapid and robust response.
Today's attackers are focusing on organizations of all sizes, spheres of activity and levels of preparedness – with threats ranging from unknown malware to file less attacks and ransomware. Preparing an attack is also becoming cheaper for cybercriminals, putting more organizations at risk. The result: every business now needs to be able to stop evasive threats – an issue made even more challenging by the continuing global shortage of IT security personnel, and especially those with the expertise needed to deal with these kinds of attacks.
So what can you do?
Countering the latest evasive threats means supplementing your endpoint protection platform (EPP) with the latest generation of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools which, as well as providing the visibility needed to identify attacks bypassing the EPP, should be easy to use and incorporate appropriate levels of automation; and/or outsourcing options such as managed detection and response (MDR) which delivers the appropriate functionality for you.
If you prefer a more hands-on, do-it-yourself approach, EDR can help prevent business disruption and damage by eliminating the risks posed by new, unknown and evasive threats. This results from capabilities such as enhanced threat visibility and visualization, simplified root cause analysis, quick automated response, and automating routine tasks.
If, on the other hand, you’re looking to expand your internal IT security capacity by offloading particularly taxing tasks such as detection, threat hunting and incident investigation, and receiving guided response scenarios, MDR offers advanced, round-the-clock protection from threats that can otherwise circumvent traditional preventative barriers.
This can help to empower your business by solving the cybersecurity talent crisis, and supplying the major benefits of 24/7security monitoring supported by cybersecurity experts, without prohibitive costs.
MDR also drives cost efficiencies by focusing in-house resources on those critical tasks that really demand your involvement, and maximizes capacity by leveraging advanced models to significantly increase analyst throughput and minimize mean-time-to-respond. And it reduces your stress by delivering continuous expert protection against new and unknown threats.
Or, why not combine EDR and MDR to get all these capabilities, without the need for additional internal expertise?
Whichever you choose, EDR and/or MDR should take you from a situation where you’re under significant risk of an evasive attack, to one where you have renewed confidence in your endpoint security.Rather than being unsure about what’s happening in your environment, you’ll have visibility and control over all your endpoints. And, instead of being reluctant to upgrade your security because of the complexity, you’ll have a simplified and consolidated solution that helps optimize your resources.
Whether you want to strengthen your internal defenses or combat the latest threats with expert external guidance, Kaspersky can help. Our cloud-enabled Kaspersky Optimum Security lets you upgrade protection against new, unknown and evasive threats, through effective threat detection and response and 24/7 security monitoring, without prohibitive costs or complexity.
