2022 Predictions By Aimei Wei Initial definitions of  XDR  envisioned  eXtended Detection and Response  – a single platform that unified  detection and response  across the entire security  kill chain . According to Rik Turner, who coined the  XDR acronym ,  XDR  is  “a single, stand-alone solution that offers integrated threat detection and response capabilities.”   To meet Omdia’s criteria to be classified as a  “comprehensive”   XDR solution , a product must offer  threat detection  and response functionality across endpoints, networks and cloud computing environments. Gartner’s definition is similar in that it points to features such as alert and incident correlation, built-in automation, multiple streams of telemetry, multiple forms of detections (built in detections), and multiple methods of response. However, Gartner requires  XDR  to be achieved through consolidating multiple proprie...

  Resource strapped companies trying to put together a comprehensive  cybersecurity  defense in today’s environment have three key challenges: there’s not enough time, there aren’t enough people, and there isn’t enough money. Most companies look at their monthly spend on  security tools , training and headcount and the typical reaction (after the groaning) is to stand pat, limping along with barely adequate security. In extreme cases, they actually want to reduce the security budget because at least that will ease one of their three challenges.  But when you look at monthly spend and weigh it against the risk of doing nothing in an age when cyberattacks are more numerous and complex every week, it puts you in a real bind about what to do. Doing nothing means you put your entire business in danger because a serious attack can take you out of business. So, you can either continue to watch your analysts drown in a sea of largely meaningless alerts, or you can choos...

What are the most common misconceptions about XDR? One of the common misconceptions is that  XDR  is automatically the ideal  security solution . Point security solution vendors position  XDR  as the Holy Grail if you are using their product suite. By default, this positioning has limitations, since customers can’t onboard data sources from other vendors and correlate across all available data sets and across alerts to prioritize incidents in an automated way.  Is XDR overhyped? XDR  is indeed the new magic word, and like all new magic words it is overhyped and can be interpreted in many ways. It is used for all kind of capabilities that go beyond having a single point solution. This can be a real pitfall for less knowledgeable customers. Next to this, there’s a big difference between  “Extended”   Detection and Response  and  “Everything”   Detection & Response . We strongly believe in being able to include every possible ...