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Today’s criminals have a range of sophisticated, ever-evolving tools at their disposal – tools that yesterday’s security solutions simply aren’t built for.
In addition to creating a comprehensive security strategy to defend against these tools, modern organisations must proactively prepare for the worst if they have any chance of protecting their systems from a cyber attack.
Our fully managed SOC-as-a-service solution leverages the power of people, processes, and technology to quickly detect and remediate threats or breach events, thereby ensuring a more preventative approach to cybersecurity.
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Deploy world-class solutions
Introduce purpose-built platforms from industry-leading vendors on a cloud-based, hardware-free model.
Defend your devices
Benefit from endpoint breach detection, malicious files and processes, threat hunting, and intrusion detection.
Secure the cloud
With Microsoft 365 security event log monitoring, Azure AD monitoring, Microsoft 365 malicious logins, and Secure Score.
Protect your network
Using firewall and edge device log monitoring integrated with real-time threat reputation, DNS information, and malicious connection alerting.
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FAQs
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provides Irish organisations with advanced threat monitoring, detection and incident response capabilities delivered as a fully managed service. MDR combines continuous 24/7 monitoring, threat intelligence, behavioural analytics and expert investigation to identify suspicious activity across networks, endpoints and cloud environments. When potential threats are detected, rapid response actions help contain and mitigate damage, reducing the risk of data breaches and operational disruption. DNA IT Solutions’ MDR services combine best-in-class tools and security expertise to help businesses strengthen their cyber defences, improve visibility into threats and maintain regulatory compliance in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
1. What is Managed Detection and Response (MDR)?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a cybersecurity service that provides continuous monitoring, threat detection and rapid response to potential security incidents.
2. How does MDR differ from traditional monitoring?
Unlike basic monitoring, MDR includes active threat hunting, behavioural analytics, expert investigation and incident response — not just alerts.
3. Why do businesses need MDR?
MDR helps organisations detect sophisticated threats faster, reduce dwell time and respond quickly to incidents, which minimises potential damage and disruption.
4. What are the key components of MDR?
Key components include 24/7 monitoring, threat intelligence, behavioural analysis, endpoint detection, alert investigation and response orchestration.
5. Can MDR detect unknown or emerging threats?
Yes. Modern MDR uses behavioural analysis and threat intelligence to identify suspicious activity, including previously unknown threats.
6. Is MDR suitable for small and medium businesses?
Yes. MDR services can be tailored to businesses of all sizes, providing enterprise-level monitoring without in-house security teams.
7. What does rapid response involve?
Rapid response involves investigating alerts, isolating affected systems, remediating threats and providing recommendations to prevent recurrence.
8. Does MDR help with compliance?
Yes. By maintaining monitoring logs, incident records and response documentation, MDR supports regulatory security requirements and audits.
9. How quickly can MDR respond to incidents?
Response times vary, but MDR aims to investigate and contain threats as soon as they are detected, often within minutes or hours rather than days.
10. How does DNA IT implement MDR services?
DNA IT configures monitoring tools, integrates telemetry, sets up alerting and workflows, provides 24/7 expert support and coordinates incident response actions.