Summary:
Organizations have to manage too many security tools
Managing these different tools is a burden on security teams
A holistic MDR solution addresses these challenges
There is one objective that drives every cybersecurity purchase an organization makes: improve security. While there is no shortage of options for those looking to buy cybersecurity solutions, too many security tools in your environment can make cybersecurity management more complex. Often, layering of tools also creates gaps.
A Heavy Lift
A good security solution should ease the burden of your security team, not increase it. Research from Enterprise Management Associates shows a significant portion of organizations struggle with managing all the layers in their environments. According to the research, 48 percent of small and midsized enterprises, and 33 percent of large enterprises, say their in-house security staff are overwhelmed by the number of security tools and layers they have to manage. Additionally, 41 percent of organizations surveyed say the challenge of managing tools is a driver for adoption of managed detection and response services (MDR).
It's not enough to simply deploy a security solution. That solution must reduce the weight sitting on the shoulders of security resources. On the surface, deploying a security solution should provide a security team with more time to focus on other business objectives. But if that solution is complex, hard to implement, difficult to manage, and doesn’t enable beneficial threat detection, investigation, and response, is it worth the investment?
Overcoming Complexity
A security solution that encompasses different technologies from different vendors often leads to a disjointed approach. The marketplace has seen an increase in MDR solutions in recent years. Some of those solutions offer a combination of technologies th ..
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