Episode 10

Managed Detection and Response or a Managed Security Service Provider?

On this episode Don Cox, former CISO at Mednax, Inc joins Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney of Netswitch to discuss the key differences between a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service compared to a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).

Topics include:

- What is MDR and what is an MSSP?

- How does the MDR model differ from an MSSP?

- Why would I use MDR?

- Can MSSPs provide MDR?

- What types of organizations typically use MDR?

- Can I replace my MSSP with MDR?

- Would I ever use MDR and an MSSP?

Sponsored by Netswitch Technology Management - netswitch.net

About the Podcast

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Cybersecurity Chronicles
News, views and stories from the cyber front line.

About your hosts

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Stanley Li

➤WHO I HELP & WHAT I DO: I help organizations with <1000 users to manage the cyber risk to meet compliance & regulatory requirements in IT & Cybersecurity. SecurIA®- the proprietary Managed Detection & Response platform I developed for Netswitch & Securli, has proven to reduce cost, risk, & time for our clients.

➤MY STORY: For the past 20 years I’ve dedicated my life to building Netswitch in order to protect and secure our clients’ data & critical infrastructure from the ever-increasing threat of cyber-attacks.
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Sean Mahoney

What I Do: I help business leaders achieve cyber-risk compliance and enable business continuity without breaking their budget.

I deliver productive ways of leveraging technology to meet business requirements and drive cost savings. Integrating automated and machine learning systems into operations to improve efficiency utilizing data analytics for improving business visibility allowing for faster reactions to market dynamics. Experienced in translating the technical to non-technical audiences.