Getting Proactive: How Managed Security Providers Boost Preventative Security, Too
Forbes November 15, 2024
Manoj Srivastava is Chief Technology and Product Officer at Blackpoint, where he leads technology, product management and product marketing.
My previous Forbes Technology Council article explored the rise of managed detection and response (MDR) services, and the growing number of organizations, especially mid-market and smaller, choosing to outsource real-time threat protection to a specialist cybersecurity partner.
That article detailed the different flavors of MDR services, but you might have noticed something they all had in common: As powerful as the “DR” elements of MDR might be, they’re fundamentally reactive, responding to problems during and after they’ve occurred. Ideally, a comprehensive managed security offering would include proactive components, too, to prevent breaches from happening in the first place.
Those proactive elements...