Vertek Launches Turnkey RansomMDR Service – ITSecurityWire>
– ITsec Bureau
Vertek Corporation (https://www.vertek.com/), a leading provider of end-to-end Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and Telecom Operations Services, and [Halcyon](https://www.halcyon.ai/), the world’s first cyber resilience platform designed from day one to defeat ransomware, have forged a strategic threat-targeted partnership designed to better protect customers.Our partnership with Halcyon empowers our customers to confidently embrace the latest technologies, knowing their digital assets are protected,” said [Ron Hruby](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-h-9159301/), Vertek’s Chief Operations Officer.Traditional Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) products can be a valuable tool for detecting and responding to ransomware attacks, but like any broadly developed tool, EDR products have typical limitations: – EDR is typically reactive: Many EDR products can only detect and respond to threats that have already occurred.Halcyon defends along multiple layers through each phase of an attack: (See Figure 1) Halcyon Anti-Ransomware is an AI-powered solution that uses a variety of techniques to detect and prevent ransomware, including: – Pre-Execution Prevention: Halcyon has built AI models trained on the largest corpus of live ransomware samples in the industry in order to build its predictive and preventative layers that detects and stops even previously unknown ransomware from running.It’s a fact that leaders are at increased risk during these types of business transformation activities,” says George Rhodes, Vertek Sr.
Security Analyst, “It’s important to call that out- Halcyon brings targeted ransomware protection to customers that need to feel confident as they evolve.” Like any security product, Halcyon needs to be properly deployed, managed, and monitored by a modern SOC that can provide additional oversight, data enrichment and triage expertise to make decisions to adequately respond to identified threats.Vertek RansomMDR Service Using a combination of Halcyon’s Anti-Ransomware Platform, D3 Security’s Smart SOAR™ (Security Orchestration Automation Response) Platform, Vertek proprietary custom security operations, threat hunting and threat intel; Vertek has developed a custom fully managed Anti-Ransomware Managed Detection Response (MDR) cybersecurity service which is designed to actively monitor for possible compromises and intrusions on endpoints- providing alarm triage, threat analysis and taking incident response actions.- Expert threat intelligence: Our security team is constantly monitoring the threat landscape and developing new ways to provide context to Halcyon service-generated alarms (both human and machine enrichment), so that the SOC analysts can respond with as much context surrounding the alarm as possible.Also Read: [Kinds of Ransomware and How to Prevent Them](https://itsecuritywire.com/featured/kinds-of-ransomware-and-how-to-prevent-them/) Packaging Vertek MDR, SOAR and SOC capabilities with the Halcyon Anti-Ransomware platform, organizations get a comprehensive Anti-Ransomware MDR solution for protecting against cyber threats, including ransomware.By melding Halcyon’s state-of-the-art anti-ransomware capabilities with Vertek’s profound expertise in managed detection and response, we’re not merely addressing the threats of today.
Link: https://itsecuritywire.com/news/vertek-launches-turnkey-ransommdr-service-powered-by-the-halcyon-anti-ransomware-platform/