Cynet’s MDR Offers Organizations Continuous Security Oversight

Today’s cyber attackers are constantly looking for ways to
exploit vulnerabilities and infiltrate organizations. To keep up
with this evolving threat landscape, security teams must be on the
lookout for potential risks around the clock. Since most
organizations simply cannot afford to have 24×7 security teams,
managed detection and response (MDR) services have become a
critical aspect of any modern security stack.

Most organizations must find outsourced MDR providers on top of
their existing solutions, but that’s not always a feasible
solution. XDR provider Cynet offers its MDR service (learn more here^[1]), which the company
calls CyOps, as part of its offering. The service is much more than
simply a help desk, though.

CyOps offers a thorough MDR service that offers both monitoring
and threat hunting, as well as incident response in cases where an
attack is successful.

How CyOps operates

The key selling point for CyOps MDR is that it enhances
organizations’ security around the clock. The CyOps team is
available 24x7x365 and is constantly monitoring customers’
environments for any risk. CyOps offers five key services:

• Detection
• Investigation
• Response
• Expert advice
• Research reports

Detection

The CyOps team builds on the tools offered by Cynet 360, and
helps ensure that real threats aren’t overlooked, and that they can
be met with a response whenever they must. The CyOps team is
available 24×7, and manages alerts, events, inquiries, and any
incidents that may arise. They also offer alert analysis based on
alerts generated by the platform itself.

The team also acts proactively when they detect a threat,
contacting organizations if they’re at risk. This outreach includes
any internal activities that might suggest a threat, suspicious
activities, and malicious activities.

The team also engages in threat hunting and threat intelligence
to be prepared for unexpected attacks and new vulnerabilities.

Investigation

When users detect something suspicious in their endpoints or
networks, they can reach out to CyOps for an investigation of the
suspicious materials. The CyOps team also performs attack
investigations to understand the scope and impact, as well as
updating their indicators of compromise (IOCs).

Response

Users also receive support when they suffer a breach or attack.
Customers can use the Cynet 360 platform to respond to attacks but
can also call on CyOps to assist in more complex remediations and
even threat response. CyOps provides both remediation instructions
and generates custom remediation playbooks that can be implemented
directly from the Cynet 360 platform.

Expert advice and Research reports

The MDR service is also available to answer any inquiries,
doubts, or suspicions customers might have about an attack. Users
can reach out to the CyOps team with questions about potential
attacks, suspicious files and activities, alerts, and other
potential IOCs.

On top of that, CyOps continously updates and publishes new
research about attacks, vulnerabilities, new techniques, exploits,
and other threats that could impact its customers. The team
produces a monthly threat intelligence report in addition to a
newsletter and frequent attack reports on the Cynet website.

Enhanced cybersecurity at no extra cost

One of the biggest selling points for Cynet’s services is that
they include CyOps at no extra cost. You can learn more about CyOps
here^[2].

You can see more of Cynet 360 in action here^[3].