How to protect your business from cyberattacks with XDR

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Faced with an increase in cybercrime, cybersecurity has become a dominant concern for companies in recent years. IT managers are beginning to realize that their security architecture must be able to adapt to constant change if they want to stay ahead of the game. Let's explore how real the threats are and what effective systems should be in place to deter them.

Cyber ​​threats: what is your organization at risk?

According to the United States Chamber of Commerce, there are 31.7 million small businesses in the United States, representing 99.9% of all American businesses. As cyberattack threats are on the rise, 88% of small business owners admit they are vulnerable and are concerned about affordable solutions. Recent headlines make it clear that cyberattacks affect all organizations indiscriminately, regardless of industry or size. In fact, the global costs of cybercrime continue to rise and are expected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025, according to the Cybersecurity Almanac 2022 forecast.

Beyond frequency, cyberattacks are also becoming more complex. Aided by technology, cybercriminals develop threats capable of entering systems through multiple entry points, making detection more difficult and threats' chances of success higher.

All this leads to the conclusion that detection and response solutions focusing exclusively on workstations are no longer sufficient to guarantee optimal protection for an organization.

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Born from EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), the XDR (Extended Detection and Response) ecosystem offers to go even further by consolidating several products within a single incident detection and response platform . This cross-infrastructure capability is the common denominator of XDR, which stands out at this stage as an optimal solution to prevent cyberattacks.

Fully automated, this system replaces the detection and investigation processes previously carried out manually by internal resources. Due to its "widespread" nature, an XDR interface can scan and detect multiple security vectors, such as network, cloud, email, and other third-party security points.

This ability to provide a one-stop-shop automates much of the diagnosis and decision-making for those affected by relieving them of time-consuming and administrative tasks.

While XDR is well and truly within reach of any organization, realizing its full benefits depends on the organization's cybersecurity maturity. Organizations that do not have the resources (software or human) are obviously likely to benefit from such a solution. In contrast, mid- to high-mature cybersecurity organizations, which may already have the resources, will see an advantage in automating data understanding, leaving people free to further mitigate threats.

What to Look for in an XDR Vendor

Ultimately, any company considering an XDR interface is looking to maximize operational efficiency by reducing risk to enterprise security. When evaluating XDR vendors, it is t...