Cybersecurity software firm Malwarebytes Inc. today launched a new managed detection and response product that combines endpoint detection and response with human-delivered security expertise to provide nonstop threat hunting, monitoring and response.

Malwarebytes MDR is designed to assist organizations that lack the time and expertise to monitor and validate security alerts amid a shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. The company argues that teams struggle to make full use of forensics and threat-hunting tools provided by EDR platforms and can miss identifying hidden threats before they become infections.

The new MDR offering extends organizations’ security teams with security analysts and third-party intelligence and tools. MDR analysts constantly monitor and triage alerts, hunt for hidden threats and either directly remediate or provide customized guidance to organizations. For any small to medium-sized enterprises or managed service providers with more alerts than they can handle, MDR prioritizes critical alerts, detects advanced malware attacks, analyzes past indicators-of-compromise and ensure ongoing resiliency.

Key features in the release include the ability to supplement security expertise by augmenting security staff with an instant team of experts to correlate threat data, enrich alerts and respond to threats all day every day. Expedited threat response bolsters cyber resilience with effective protection and flexible remediation options to detect and respond to attacks as they occur.

Malwarebytes says its MDR service also reduces security costs, with quick time-to-value and improved efficiency for security operations with technology-supported expert services that significantly reduce security costs.

Built upon the Malwarebytes EDR platform, the service offers an advanced security posture with data analytics and near-real-time threat intelligence to detect previously unknown “zero-day” and other hidden threats. Automated onboarding allows small and medium-sized businesses and managed service providers to obtain service operations quickly and easily.

“There simply aren’t enough hours in the day for most organizations to adequately address a barrage of alerts,” Bob Shaker, vice president of managed services at Malwarebytes, said in a statement. “But they don’t have to do it alone. We’ve recruited an incredible team of dedicated experts across the globe and empowered them with our award-winning tools and AI-based threat modeling to be a powerful force multiplier for SMBs and MSPs.”

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