How prepared is your business to spot and stop a cyber-attack before it causes damage? For many businesses, traditional security tools simply aren’t enough to keep up with the speed and sophistication of modern cyber threats.
That’s where Managed Detection and Response (MDR) comes in. In this blog, we’ll break down exactly how MDR works, what makes it different from standard cyber security solutions, and why SolCo’s partnership with Acronis brings a unique level of value to your cyber defences.
You’ll also discover how MDR supports data protection and recovery, strengthens compliance and cyber security, and helps businesses take a smarter approach to cyber risk management.
What is MDR?
MDR is an all-in-one service that combines advanced tools and human expertise to identify, investigate, and respond to cyber threats – before they cause damage.
Rather than relying solely on traditional firewalls or antivirus software, MDR provides 24/7 threat monitoring, active threat hunting, and real-time incident response. It’s like having a team of elite cyber security professionals watching your systems at all times – ready to act the moment something suspicious happens.
How MDR Works: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
- Continuous Monitoring: MDR solutions use sophisticated tools to monitor your entire IT environment around the clock – including endpoints, servers, user behaviour, and network traffic. This constant vigilance means potential threats are detected in real time, often before they have a chance to escalate into serious breaches.
- Threat Detection & Investigation: When unusual activity is flagged, expert analysts step in to investigate. They assess whether it’s a harmless anomaly or a genuine threat, using behavioural analytics and threat intelligence. This targeted approach cuts through the noise of false alarms, so your team only receives clear, actionable alerts.
- Rapid Remediation: If a threat is verified, the MDR team acts immediately to contain and neutralise it. This could involve isolating affected systems, terminating malicious processes, or applying security patches – helping to minimise disruption and protect your wider network from further compromise.
- Recovery from Backup: In the event of data loss or ransomware, SolCo’s MDR service leverages secure, encrypted backups powered by Acronis. This ensures you can restore critical files and systems quickly, keeping downtime and operational impact to a minimum while preserving data integrity.
- Compliance & Reporting: MDR doesn’t just defend your systems – it also supports your compliance efforts. With automated logging, incident documentation, and audit-ready reports, it’s easier to demonstrate your commitment to compliance and cyber security standards, whether for internal governance or external regulators.
What Makes SolCo’s MDR Solution Different?
Recent research by the UK government revealed that only 57% of medium-sized businesses have a cyber security strategy in place – leaving many exposed to breaches due to their lack of internal resources to detect or respond to threats effectively.
That’s exactly why we don’t just offer MDR – we deliver it in partnership with world-class vendor Acronis. This powerful collaboration brings together:
- Acronis’s robust backup and recovery technology.
- How our IT team offers deep cyber expertise and threat intelligence.
- Our hands-on support and industry knowledge.
At SolCo, we offer a smarter, faster, and more resilient approach to cyber-attack prevention.
SolCo’s Cyber Security & IT Support: Your Business Safety Net
At SolCo, we are proud to support businesses with our comprehensive IT support and cyber security expertise. We don’t just detect threats – we help you build a full-spectrum IT defence by offering:
- Proactive cyber risk management to prevent attacks before they start. At SolCo, we help identify and address vulnerabilities in your systems before they can be exploited, using risk assessments, threat intelligence, and security best practices to reduce your exposure to potential breaches.
- Secure data protection and recovery solutions to keep business-critical files safe. We implement reliable, encrypted backup and recovery systems to ensure your data is always protected, so you can recover quickly and keep operations running smoothly.
- Support for compliance and cyber security regulations, including documentation and reporting. We help you meet your compliance obligations by maintaining audit-ready logs, delivering regular security reviews, and ensuring your IT infrastructure aligns with evolving regulatory requirements.
- Fast, expert-led incident response to minimise impact. Our cyber security specialists respond rapidly to potential threats or breaches, containing incidents quickly and effectively to reduce downtime, limit damage, and restore normal operations as soon as possible.
- Ongoing IT security consultancy to keep you ahead of emerging threats. As threats evolve, so does our guidance. We work with you to adapt your cyber security strategy over time, providing regular advice, threat landscape updates, and technology recommendations that future-proof your defences.
Join Our Webinar This December
With MDR, you don’t have to face cyber threats alone. Our Managed Detection and Response service offers the cyber-attack prevention your business needs, along with built-in compliance and cyber security tools to satisfy even the strictest regulations.
Register now for our December webinar to discover how MDR can transform your business’s approach to data protection and recovery. To find out more about our expert IT support, book a chat with Chris today.
