Comprehensive, Easy Cybersecurity for Lean IT Security Teams Starts with XDR

Breaches don’t just happen to large enterprises. Threat actors
are increasingly targeting small businesses. In fact, 43%^[1]
of data breaches involved small to medium-sized businesses. But
there is a glaring discrepancy. Larger businesses typically have
the budget to keep their lights on if they are breached. Most small
businesses (83%^[2]), however, don’t have
the financial resources to recover if they are a victim of an
attack.

These small security teams were getting lost in the
shuffle…until now.

The rise of XDR

As the threat landscape changes and bad actors continue to
evolve their tactics, the industry is responding with new solutions
and approaches to the way we do cybersecurity. The most recent
evolution of cybersecurity technology is extended detection and
response (XDR).

There’s no doubt you’ve heard of it. But do you have a firm
grasp on what it really is and its unique value?

If you shook your head “no” – you aren’t alone.

Industry experts cannot agree on its definition. But – while
some may be showing up late to the party – these experts are
reaching the conclusion that XDR is necessary to protect
organizations from threats that lurk beyond endpoints.

But what is it?

Simply put: XDR extends visibility across the environment and
exposes threats that could be easily overlooked when relying on
point security solutions. It provides greater visibility because it
centralizes, normalizes, and correlates data from multiple sources.
This allows security teams to see every phase of an attack.

Unfortunately, this new approach to cybersecurity often comes at
a cost and requires resources and headcount that small security
teams can’t afford. If there aren’t enough eyes on alerts, the
skills to properly integrate technology, and the capacity to manage
security operations, XDR can end up creating more headaches than
improvements to security posture.

XDR is commonly viewed as a solution exclusive to enterprises
for this reason. Now here’s some good news:cybersecurity providers
are stepping forward to close the gap.

XDR isn’t one-size-fits-all

Just as the industry can’t land on a single definition of XDR,
there isn’t a single XDR solution out there. So why can’t there be
a viable solution for small businesses that desperately need
comprehensive protection but lack the resources to get it?

There is.

According to Cynet^[3], a cybersecurity
provider of an end-to-end and natively automated XDR platform, this
new approach can provide a number of benefits for small security
teams that don’t have the budget to invest in a massive tech
stack.

• Accuracy – XDR platforms combine prevention and detection
  controls to give extended visibility that can spot incoming
  threats. This wider view helps automatically surface real threats
  vs. wading through never-ending alerts.
• Efficiency – Security teams get a lot of time back when they
  are no longer triaging a mountain of alerts. XDR can automatically
  remediate threats in some cases and provides rich data and context
  that significantly cuts down time spent on the manual
  investigation.
• Cost reduction – XDR platforms like Cynet’s can reduce the
  number of technologies required for security operations, meaning
  that lean security teams save money by consolidating. It also
  allows these small teams to focus their attention on other
  priorities instead of putting them in a situation where they have
  to either look under couch cushions to increase headcount or let
  other critical aspects of their business suffer.
• Simplicity – When it is done right, XDR can be a solution that
  puts an end to spending hours managing a plethora of security
  tools. There is an affordable, single platform that gives
  organizations comprehensive protection.

Are you interested in learning more? Cynet recently published an
eBook, “Comprehensive, easy cybersecurity for lean IT security
teams starts with extended detection and response (XDR).” Download the eBook here.^[4]