MDR is your last line of defense against disruption and loss
Make sure you pick the right one
How should an MDR service operate?
Should it be sensitive to your risk tolerance? Should it align with your operational requirements? Should it allow you to keep security improvements made to your environment should you part ways? Should it deliver capabilities that mature your cybersecurity program? Abso-freaking-lutely.
But with the sheer number of solutions providers pushing “we do this and we do that” hype into the marketplace hoping to create the illusion that they are better, faster and more capable than other services, how do you cut through the clutter to ensure that you are getting the most effective MDR service per dollar invested to reduce your risk?

MDR Providers Decoded: A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluating the Top 10 Capabilities your Provider Needs
Managed Detection and Response is your last line of defense against business disruption and loss, so make sure you pick the right one!
The top 10 capabilities to evaluate when selecting an MDR provider to ensure that you get it right
This white paper discusses how you can best assess and select an MDR service that will align with your specific business requirements, deliver the right capabilities to reduce risk and increase team productivity and confidently mature your security posture through provable metrics.
Leverage the top 10 capabilities you should evaluate when selecting an MDR service provider checklist.

MDR Providers Decoded: Evaluating the Top 10 Capabilities Your Provider Needs - Virtual Event
Join us May 23rd 2pm EST/11am PST as Critical Start’s Chief Technology Officer, Randy Watkins, dives into the top capabilities that are most important for organizations evaluating MDR providers. We’ll discuss:
- How to evaluate potential MDR providers, including checking credentials, certifications, and customer reviews to gauge their expertise
- The requirements you absolutely need to have for choosing an MDR provider, including a checklist you can use while shopping
- How Critical Start is the only MDR provider on the market today that focuses on the resolution of all alerts to decrease the time you invest in detection and response, and increase the control you have over your risk exposure

We’ve literally got your back.

Reduce risk via the most effective MDR service per dollar invested
We help you address potential areas of risk exposure due to lack of visibility, threat intelligence or your ability to detect and respond quickly and efficiently.

Offload security workloads, increase efficiency, maintain control
We help you extend your security operations and improve productivity by seamlessly becoming part of the security team, while you maintain full operational command and control.

Get measurably better
We help you move your security program forward by helping you understand and improve your security maturity. Provable metrics allow you to share measurable improvements with stakeholders, confidently.
Proven service excellence radically improves your security operations and dramatically reduces your risk exposure.

Zero-Trust Analytics Platform® (ZTAP®)
Within ZTAP, security teams can benchmark performance, track trends, understand how their security control coverage maps against the MITRE ATT&CK® Framework and prove ROI with visibility into how the MDR service is performing.

Security Operations Center (SOC)
Our Security Operations Center (SOC) is staffed with experienced security analysts who extend the detection and response capabilities of your security operations 24x7x365 to keep your environment free from business disruption.

MobileSOC®
Triage and contain alerts in minutes to protect your most valuable asset— your data, by taking immediate action based on information you receive directly from the ZTAP platform and our SOC analysts.
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MDR Providers Decoded: A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluating the Top 10 Capabilities your Provider Needs
WHITEPAPER
This white paper discusses how you can best assess and select an MDR service that will align with your specific business requirements, deliver the right capabilities to reduce risk and increase team productivity and confidently mature your security posture through provable metrics.
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Top 10 Capabilities Your Provider Needs and the Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
Blog Post
While shopping and comparing MDR providers, it’s essential to remember a few pitfalls to avoid as well.
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CRITICALSTART® Reveals Top 10 Capabilities to Consider When Selecting an MDR Provider
Press Release
Critical Start published an essential guide to help enterprises scale up their cybersecurity program & more effectively reduce their risk.
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