Supercharge security operations with Microsoft Defender XDR

24/07/24 Wavenet

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It will be no surprise to hear that the sophistication of everyday cyber threats is so much greater than a few years ago, and will no doubt be even more sophisticated in the years to come. To stay protected against known and emerging threats, organisations need to think smart and implement solutions and processes that not only respond to – but also detect attacks in real time.

The introduction of XDR (Extended Detection & Response) solutions has changed the game when it comes to cyber security resilience, putting preventative protection and automated detection and response functionality into the hands of everyday professionals.

In this blog post, we look specifically at Microsoft Defender XDR, part of the Microsoft security family and how it can be used by businesses to add an additional layer of protection to their everyday cyber protection protocols.

What is Microsoft Defender XDR?

Microsoft Defender XDR is an industry-leading XDR solution that helps businesses and organisations to automatically identify, prevent and protect against cyber threats.

Whilst EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) solutions only protect end point devices from threats, as a single cyber security solution, Microsoft Defender XDR extends to infrastructure, applications, emails, mailboxes and more, allowing organisations to streamline their sporadic security systems into one centralised point of protection - increasing their security position and simplifying security management.

The business benefits of implementing Microsoft Defender XDR

With improved insight and advanced capabilities, Defender XDR gives IT analysts and teams all the tools they need to significantly improve their business’ security position.

Some of the key benefits include:

Centralised visibility

Since Defender XDR can keep an eye on multiple IT environments and serve up context behind the different threats it identifies, IT teams will have a clear, informed insight into any attacks through a single pane of glass in the Microsoft Defender portal.

Streamline management & costs

Not only does Microsoft Defender XDR help to increase protection against sophisticated threats, but it can also prove to be more cost-effective than trying to integrate third-party solutions into an existing Microsoft 365 stack.

Easily prioritise incidents

Within the portal’s combined incidents queue, IT teams can quickly identify the critical incidents that need urgent attention, helping to focus attention and, in the process, reduce the time it takes to resolve an incident.

Seamless integration

With the majority businesses already utilising the Microsoft 365 for Business tech stack, initial integration and implementation is a lot easier and quicker to action. Not to mention that as it’s a Microsoft-based solution, it’s built with seamless integration in mind to allow for attack detection across every aspect of the Microsoft 365 solution range.

Self-healing

One of the most effective benefits of Microsoft Defender XDR is its use of AI-power to automation actions that return impacted assets back to their previous secure state. That means that if devices, user identities or mailboxes are affected by an attack, they can be reverted quickly and effectively to prevent further network impact – without limited need for manual intervention.

Get started with Defender XDR

Find out how our dedicated team of Microsoft security experts are helping our customers to detect, respond to, investigate and prevent cyber security threats from accessing their networks by contacting us here.

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