What is MDR in Cybersecurity?

MDR is one of the fastest-growing segments in the cybersecurity market. SOC analysts often start their careers at MDR providers, monitoring multiple client environments simultaneously. Security engineers build the detection infrastructure that MDR services depend on. CISOs evaluate MDR providers when in-house staffing is not feasible.

Cybersecurity professionals who work with MDR include SOC Analyst, Security Engineer, Chief Information Security Officer. These roles apply MDR knowledge within the Defensive Security domain.