Managed detection and response (or MDR) is a type of cybersecurity service providing customers with a cyberdefense technology and the associated remotely delivered human expertise.
MDR aims to address the growing cybersecurity skills gap faced by many organizations and overwhelmed security teams dealing with increasing volumes of alerts.
[1][4] MDR involves outsourcing threat hunting and incident response functions to teams of cybersecurity experts at the provider.
It allows resource-constrained organizations to augment their security capabilities and address advanced, targeted cyberattacks and complex threats they may lack the in-house resources and skills to handle alone.
[4] According to a report by the Fortune Business Insights of 2023, the MDR Market size is to reach 6.29 billion $ in 2030.