Webinar: How The Right XDR Can Be a Game-Changer for Lean Security Teams

Extended detection and response (XDR) is expected to be the
future of cybersecurity, merging security technologies with the
evolving approach to the way we do cybersecurity. And while many
organizations are scrambling to integrate XDR into their
cybersecurity strategies – even more are still trying to figure out
what XDR really is and if it’s even the right solution for their
organization.

But there are some organizations that are getting lost in the
debate and are wondering if there is a place for them in this new
frontier of cybersecurity: organizations with lean security teams
and limited resources.

Fortunately, Cynet, a cybersecurity company, is hosting an
upcoming webinar in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group
(ESG) that will explore how choosing the right XDR can be impactful
for companies lean security teams [register here^[1]]. During the webinar,
Jon Oltsik, Senior Principal Analyst with ESG, and George Tubin,
Director of Product Strategy at Cynet, will cover:

• Lean security teams’ unique cybersecurity challenges
• Why XDR solutions built for organizations with large security
  teams can make these challenges worse
• How Cynet 360 AutoXDR™ is purpose-built to enhance and simplify
  cybersecurity for lean security teams with limited budgets, people
  and skills

What is XDR?

XDR is an emerging technology that, according to many
cybersecurity experts, will advance detection and response
capabilities by increasing visibility and reach across an
organization’s environment.

XDR is a platform that may either provide multiple detection
technologies or pull in data from various security technologies
that an organization owns and correlates the data to provide the
full picture of an attack or threat within an environment. Some of
these sources of data include endpoint detection and response
(EDR), cloud security, network analytics, and email security. It’s
designed to dramatically increase a security operations center’s
(SOC) efficiency and improve accuracy.

This is an excellent solution for organizations that have a
plethora of security technology tools and want to optimize these
investments. However, some organizations are already finding that
XDR solutions are requiring them to buy more technologies on top of
their existing security stack.

While many enterprise organizations are willing to pay the price
to gain greater visibility and pull their data into a single source
– not every organization has the resources to buy a multitude of
security technologies in the first place.

Can lean security teams leverage XDR?

It’s commonly believed that XDR is only a viable solution for
enterprise teams because they own cumbersome security stacks that
are in desperate need of consolidation. Smaller organizations and
lean security teams lack the budget, time, and staff to purchase
and manage a large security stack.

Further, these smaller organizations often have different
security needs from enterprise organizations, and they face
distinctive challenges. In some cases, XDR can complicate a lean
security team’s operations rather than improve it. Therefore, many
security leads at these organizations are not exploring XDR as a
potential solution for their security needs.

However, some cybersecurity experts are flipping the narrative –
pointing out that the right XDR can actually be a game-changer for
resource-constrained security teams.

A webinar for lean security teams

Starting May 5, 2022, Enterprise Strategy Group’s and Cynet’s
cybersecurity experts will begin their webinar series discussing
the ways in which XDR can be the right solution for organizations
with resource-constrained security teams.

If you’d like to find out more about the webinar and to
register, click here.^[2]