Managed Detection and Response (MDR) stories

While most slept through Christmas dawn, SonicSentry analysts foiled a 3am brute-force cyber attack on a French client’s firewall.

Rapid7 names Orro its 2026 APJ Partner of the Year as four other Australian security specialists secure top regional award honours.

Arts Centre Melbourne tightens cyber defences after a foiled phishing attack exposed gaps filled by Arctic Wolf’s round-the-clock monitoring.

Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.

Rockwell opens a Singapore Security Operations Centre to deliver 24/7 industrial cyber defence and OT threat response across Asia Pacific.

Flare reports 114% annual growth among MSSPs as providers consolidate threat intelligence tools to boost services without extra analyst strain.

Arctic Wolf has been chosen as Chubb’s preferred MDR partner, tying cyber cover to continuous security monitoring for larger policyholders.

As most ransomware strikes after hours, small firms face a costly 3 AM security gap that only round-the-clock MDR can realistically close.

Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.

ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.

Rapid7 appoints veteran cyber leader Simon Ractliffe as APJ general manager to drive regional growth and deepen Microsoft-focused security.

SonicWall warns over 95% of cyber breaches stem from misconfigured tools, as firms lean on MSPs and cyber warranties to plug skills gaps.

LevelBlue to acquire Fortra Alert Logic managed services arm and form long-term tech partnership to expand MDR and XDR security reach.

LevelBlue is buying Fortra’s Alert Logic MDR business in a strategic pact, expanding its global managed security and technology partnership.

Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.

SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.

CrowdStrike earns ISO 42001 AI governance certification for its Falcon platform, touting independently audited, responsible AI controls.

Rob Demain warns that cyber campaigns on critical infrastructure are demanding behaviour-led defence over compliance.

e2e-assure rolls out 24/7 unified OT cyber monitoring in the UK, partnering with EmberOT and Trinity OT Security amid rising attacks.

Rapid7 has launched a Microsoft-focused MDR service that fuses Defender telemetry with its SIEM and global SOC for unified threat response.