Anyone doing an internet search for ‘Managed XDR’ or ‘XDR’, or ‘SOC & MDR’ in an attempt to tell them apart can be forgiven for still being a little confused and wondering what makes them different. They might be perfectly happy with their existing SOC & MDR service, or perhaps curious about the fairly new term of XDR and what it means.

To explain why Quorum Cyber’s new Managed XDR service is superior to our Microsoft Sentinel SOC & MDR service, let’s start by looking at exactly what security our customers benefit from with the latter.

A brief outline of our SOC & MDR service

To give it its full name, Microsoft Sentinel SOC & MDR stands for Microsoft Sentinel Security Operations Centre and Managed Detection & Response (SOC & MDR).

Equipped with Microsoft Sentinel, our team of qualified cyber security professionals monitor your IT environment around the clock every day of the year. They detect any potential threats and rapidly respond. Our approach is to have creative security analysts – who understand the cybercriminal mindset – using Microsoft Security’s market-leading automated technology to minimise risks across the organisation.

This service is designed to be a seamless extension of your existing IT and security team, saving you the expense of building and maintaining a SOC in-house. Organisations who build their own SOC need to recruit, train and retain employees in a heated jobs market, while investing in the latest tools and licences.

Under the protection of our SOC you’ll benefit from 24×7 security 365 days a year, minimising risks to your business. With this service, you can see any incidents and how we’re handling them in real time via our customer portal, Clarity.