VMware launches Carbon Black Cloud MDR to bolster SOC efficiency>
CSO Online – Shweta Sharma
With a mission statement from VMware that promises to go beyond monitoring threats and validating alerts in order to gain visibility and understanding into various threat environments, the newly launched MDR offers round-the-clock monitoring, alert triage, and threat analyst guidance on policy changes as well as assistance with threat containment in the event of an incident. âOur MDR offering is built for CISOs, CTOs and SOC (Security Operations Center) managers looking to increase visibility within their environments, reduce security staffing pressures, and speed up incident response,â says Kal De, vice president and general manager of security business unit at VMware. âAs our customers take steps to empower their SOC teams amid the increase in cyberattacks, our MDR offering provides critical insight and analyst guidance to SMBs, large enterprises, existing partners, and our government customers.â VMware analysts monitor MDR customer environments, using proprietary machine learning algorithms to offer threat analysis, guidance on policy changes, and help with threat remediation in the event of an incident. Features offered by VMWare Carbon Black Cloud MDR include threat validation, email alerts, root cause analysis, threat advisories, monthly reports, incident response communications with analysts, and threat containment.
Link: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3644448/vmware-launches-carbon-black-cloud-mdr-to-bolster-soc-efficiency.html