{"id":36754,"date":"2019-10-10T21:48:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=36754"},"modified":"2019-10-10T21:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:48:06","slug":"sophos-launches-managed-threat-response-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/10\/10\/sophos-launches-managed-threat-response-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos launches managed threat response service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophos\u00a0announced the availability of Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR), a fully managed threat hunting, detection and response service. The re-sellable service provides organizations with a dedicated 24\/7 security team to neutralize the most sophisticated and complex threats. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These types of threats\ninclude active attackers leveraging&nbsp;fileless attacks and administrator\ntools such as PowerShell to escalate privileges, exfiltrate data and spread\nlaterally, as explained in the SophosLabs Uncut article on&nbsp;Lemon_Duck PowerShell malware.&nbsp;Attacks\nlike these are difficult to detect since they involve an active adversary using\nlegitimate tools for nefarious purposes, and Managed Threat Response helps\neliminate this threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCybercriminals are adapting&nbsp;their methods and\nincreasingly launching hybrid&nbsp;attacks that combine automation with&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;human\ningenuity to&nbsp;more effectively&nbsp;evade detection. Once they&nbsp;gain a\nfoothold, they\u2019ll employ&nbsp;\u2018living off the land\u2019&nbsp;techniques\nand other deceptive methods&nbsp;requiring human interaction to discover and disrupt&nbsp;their attacks,\u201d\nsaid Joe Levy, chief technology officer at Sophos.&nbsp;\u201cFor the most part,&nbsp;other&nbsp;MDR\nservices simply notify customers of potential threats and then leave it up to\nthem to manage things from there. Sophos MTR not only augments internal teams\nwith additional threat intelligence, unparalleled product expertise, and\naround-the-clock coverage, but also gives customers the option of having a\nhighly trained team of response experts take targeted actions on their behalf\nto neutralize even the most sophisticated threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built on Intercept\nX Advanced with endpoint detection and response (EDR), Sophos MTR\nfuses machine learning with expert analysis for improved threat hunting and\ndetection, deeper investigation of alerts, and targeted actions to eliminate\nthreats. These innovative capabilities are based on Sophos\u2019 acquisitions of Rook\nSecurity and DarkBytes technology,\nand include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Expert-led\nthreat hunting<\/strong>: Sophos MTR anticipates attacker\nbehavior and identifies new indicators of attack and compromise. Sophos threat\nhunters proactively hunt for and validate potential threats and incidents, and\ninvestigate casual and adjacent events to discover new threats that previously\ncouldn\u2019t be detected <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Advanced adversarial detection<\/strong>: Sophos MTR uses proven investigation techniques to differentiate legitimate behavior from the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by attackers. Coupled with enhanced telemetry from Sophos Central, which provides a detailed, full picture of adversary activities as part of the service, the scope and severity of threats can be determined for rapid response<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Machine-accelerated\nhuman response<\/strong>: A highly trained team of\nworld-class experts generates and applies threat intelligence to confirm\nthreats, and takes action to remotely disrupt, contain and neutralize threats with\nspeed and precision <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asset\ndiscovery and prescriptive security health guidance<\/strong>: Sophos MTR provides valuable insights into\nmanaged and unmanaged assets, vulnerabilities for better informed impact\nassessments and threat hunts. Prescriptive and actionable guidance for\naddressing configuration and architecture weaknesses enables organizations to proactively\nimprove their security posture with hardened defenses <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophos MTR is customizable with\ndifferent service tiers and response modes to meet the unique and evolving\nneeds of organizations of all sizes and maturity levels. Unlike many MDR\nservices that focus on monitoring and threat notification, Sophos MTR rapidly\nescalates and takes action against threats based on an organization\u2019s\npreferences.\n\nSophos\nMTR is now available from registered Sophos\npartners worldwide. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophos announced the availability of Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR), a fully managed threat hunting, detection and response service. 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