Dominic Richardson, CEO of Dolos

We’ve been talking about eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) for some years now, but despite being a buzzword in the industry, a fundamental question remains: what are we really talking about here? XDR technology improves security by collecting, correlating and analysing data to protect against complex and evolving threats.

Integrating XDR capabilities into an organisation’s infrastructure means security events from diverse sources and assets can be analysed and correlated to determine which activities are taking place. WatchGuard’s XDR solution shares knowledge from a single security platform for fast, automated responses that reduce the workload of security personnel.

With cyber-attacks occurring every 39 seconds, organisations can’t afford to overlook the more integrated and automated cybersecurity approach that XDR offers.

WatchGuard’s XDR solution enhances security by integrating various technologies to deliver more precise threat detections than when they operate separately. The XDR layer collects and displays cross-product detections for computers, servers and firewalls in a unified way. This provides security professionals with the context of threat detections and enables them to respond to and stop advanced threats faster. By including this data in a single cloud console, it also eliminates having to learn how to use multiple consoles.

“At Dolos, we aim to provide our customers with the maximum value at every step of their cybersecurity journey,” says Dominic Richardson, CEO of WatchGuard master distributor in Africa, Dolos. “We believe in encouraging our customers to take progressive steps towards cybersecurity maturity. Our focus is not to rush them into a full implementation, but, rather, to improve security at every step, with XDR providing incremental benefits as they go.”

UNIFIED THREAT VISIBILITY AND THREAT RESPONSE ORCHESTRATION

XDR speeds up threat detection and response by consolidating data from multiple sources into one interface. This unified view of cross-detections provides cybersecurity professionals with the context needed to respond to and neutralise advanced threats more efficiently.

REDUCING MEAN TIME TO DETECT (MTTD)

According to IBM data, in 2022, it took companies an average of 207 days to identify a security incident. However, organisations with XDR technologies gained considerable advantages in identification and response times. Organisations that deployed XDR shortened the incident lifecycle by approximately one month (29 days), on average, compared to organisations that did not deploy XDR.

NO CONFIGURATION REQUIRED

Some XDR solutions require advanced knowledge when installing, configuring and setting up the tool. ThreatSync is WatchGuard’s brand name for its XDR implementation and is part of the Unified Security Platform framework, offering a unified user experience. This simplifies adoption and learning, and as it is multi-product and fully integrated, it also reduces the costs associated with configuring and integrating solutions.

XDR is the perfect fit for South African organisations, enabling them to increase security capabilities in an automated way, without the need for cybersecurity experts. It improves visibility, increases detection capabilities in specific scenarios, and simplifies responding to and remediating attacks.

ABOUT DOLOS

Dolos is a specialist value-added distributor of cybersecurity technology delivering solutions into Africa and the Middle East. Formerly known as Panda Security Africa, Dolos is now the master distributor for WatchGuard Technologies in the African region. Partner with Dolos for trusted cybersecurity solutions, service, and support. For more information, visit www.dolos.africa