Maximize the Value of Microsoft E5 Security with MDR Solutions and Services
Simplified and Effective Security that Stops Business Disruption
Improve security posture with Microsoft security experts who help you better understand your environment and map a strategy.
Get consolidated visibility and coverage across all attack vectors including email, users, identity, endpoints and hybrid, multi-cloud environments.
Detect and disrupt attacks during the attack chain with our expert-managed detection and response (MDR) guidance and support.
Speed up investigation and response across Microsoft Security environments with an extended team of security experts.
How Critical Start Helps You Realize Value from Microsoft Defender XDR
Given the volume and complexities of identities, data, applications, devices, and infrastructure, it’s essential to learn how secure your organization is now and how to mitigate and protect against threats moving forward.
- Develop a strategic plan customized to your organization’s priorities
- Implementation and onboarding focused on applying Microsoft security best practices and high-fidelity threat detection
- Continuous fine-tuning as new risks are identified
- Comprehensive coverage against attacks targeting your organization with the most effective MDR services powered by the industry’s only Cyber Operations Risk & Response™ platform
When minutes count, our Microsoft security experts can become and extension of your team and provide remediation and response actions to the threat as soon as it’s detected.
You’ll get:
- 24x7x365 monitoring, investigation, and resolution of all alerts and incidents
- Management of out-of-the-box Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
- Freedom from intelligence overload
- Visibility across your Microsoft security controls in one portal
With Critical Start, you have access to end-to-end solutions and services that move with you on your Defender journey, helping anticipate risk and strengthening security posture.
- Microsoft Security tools and our Cyber Operations Risk and Response™ platform are configured to eliminate false positives (>99% of alerts)
- Solutions for use cases like email phishing, brute force and stolen credential attacks, and attacks against cloud apps
- Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Coverage of every alert and incident with a contractual 60-minute or less Time to Detection (TTD) and Median Time to Resolution (MTTR) SLAs
Protect it all with Microsoft Defender XDR
With your Microsoft E5 security license, you have access to the most robust, effective security control – Microsoft Defender XDR. With Microsoft Security Consulting workshops from Critical Start, we help you develop strategic plans customized for your organization to help you gain visibility and mitigate threats in your hybrid, multi-cloud environment.
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