XDR and MDR: What's the difference and why does it matter? - Help Net Security

XDR and MDR: What's the difference and why does it matter? - Help Net Security

The cybersecurity industry loves acronyms and XDR is rising swiftly to the top of the charts of the current lexicon.



Extended detection and response (XDR) is a designation used when you do not have the ability to cover a wide range of threat vectors.


Simply put, XDR encompasses more than one type of detection, but it can be as little as two in some cases. But threats can come via desktop, web, SaaS applications, cloud providers, and so on, and you need more than a couple of detection capabilities to secure you systems.


So, why XDR and why now? Many providers only have a couple of threat vectors covered, and if they do not manage them for you they cannot claim to provide a managed service. Instead, they call it XDR — a great ma ..

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