Understanding MDR Services, with Brennan Manion

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Brennan Manion serves as a Senior Account Executive at Red Canary, a Managed Detection Response service providing 24/7/365 protection for their customers. Through Red Canary's innovative approach, which integrates AI and human expertise, organizations can effectively mitigate cyber threats while minimizing false positives, providing peace of mind in an ever-evolving threat landscape. In this episode, we discuss the significance of MDR and the intricate differences between EDR, MDR, and XDR.
Conversation Highlights:
[01:39] Introducing our guest, Brennan Manion
[07:12] Defining MDR
[12:30] Discussing the origin of Red Canary
[13:32] Adopting a cloud-first model
[15:39] False positives in MDR
[18:09] Comparing EDR, MDR, and XDR
[21:16] Partnering with Red Canary
[24:25] Leveraging AI in MDR services
[27:10] Brennan's message to IT leaders
Notable Quotes:
"The number one core value at Red Canary is we do what's right for the customer." Brennan Manion [15:19]
"If you feel strong about something, push the button. You'd be surprised at the amount of greatness that you can bring the world." Brennan Manion [28:30]
Connect With Brennan Manion
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennan-manion-5a916639/
The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. It is produced by Opkalla, a technology advisory firm that helps their clients navigate the confusion in the technology marketplace and choose the solution that is right for their business.

Chapters

1. Introducing our guest, Brennan Manion (00:01:39)

2. Defining MDR (00:07:12)

3. Discussing the origin of Red Canary (00:12:30)

4. Adopting a cloud-first model (00:13:32)

5. False positives in MDR (00:15:39)

6. Comparing EDR, MDR, and XDR (00:18:09)

7. Partnering with Red Canary (00:21:16)

8. Leveraging AI in MDR services (00:24:25)

9. Brennan's message to IT leaders (00:27:10)