Managed Defense
Reveal covert threats and accelerate response using our frontline intelligence and expertise
FireEye Managed Defense (formerly FireEye as a Service) is a managed detection and response (MDR) service that combines industry-recognized cyber security expertise, FireEye technology and unparalleled knowledge of attackers to help minimize the impact of a breach.
Managed Defense is continuously fueled by the industry’s largest global cyber threat intelligence capability; harnessing machine, campaign, adversarial, and victim intelligence gained on the front lines of the world’s most consequential cyber-attacks. This frontline intelligence and expertise drives detection and guides our analysts’ hunting and investigation activities to reveal even the most sophisticated attacker. Our battle-savvy security analysts provide a comprehensive assessment of attacker activity along with customized response recommendations, delivering the context needed to understand threats, assess risk, and take definitive action.
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Accelerating response to reduce business risk
Detect threats that matter
Gain real-time visibility into threats within and outside your organization.
- Adaptive detection, informed by adversary, victim and machine intelligence
- Receive advance notification of emerging attack campaigns impacting others
Reveal hidden attacker activity
Amplify your team with expertise gained on the frontlines.
- Leverage proven hunting methodologies that identify covert attacker behavior
- Hunt frequently and systematically across your environment to reduce the risk of detection gaps
Respond confidently and correctly
Take definitive action to reduce breach impact.
- Clearly understand the risk using contextually rich, investigation reports
- Accelerate response using prescriptive remediation recommendations
TESTIMONIAL
“The FireEye suite of technologies combined with FireEye as a Service provides a level of coverage and visibility that my organization could not afford to duplicate by other means (e.g. hiring the necessary staff).”
- C.L., Information Security Manager for a mid-sized US manufacturer
Managed Defense features
Extend your security operation with frontline intelligence and expertise
Massive dataset
Intel researchers and data scientists sift through more than a decade of accumulated machine, campaign, adversarial, and victim data to detect anomalies indicative of an attack.
Attacker playbooks
Expert hunters continually refine extensive dossiers detailing attacker targets, motivations, behavior and tactics.
Refined methodologies
Iterative discovery and development processes transform analyst-refined hunting hypotheses into proven, repeatable methodologies.
Hunting at scale
Frequent application of automated hunting processes across FireEye customer base provides advance visibility and notification of emerging attack trends.
Threat assessment managers
Provide insight on risks specific to your industry and provide guidance on potential ways to improve your risk posture.
Industry-recognized expertise
Elite team of analysts, backed by more than 1000 cybersecurity experts and global threat researchers with over 10 years’ frontline experience.
Definitive answers
In-depth investigation reports include rich context and response recommendations so you can quickly assess risk and take action.
Global scale
24 x 7 x 365 coverage by seven Cyber Threat Operation Centers (CTOCs) in the United States (Virginia and California), Ireland, Germany, Singapore, Sydney and Japan.
How Managed Defense works
Managed Defense is a managed detection and response service that combines industry-recognized cyber security expertise, FireEye technology and unparalleled knowledge of attackers to help minimize the impact of a breach.
- Managed Defense uses our proprietary technology stack to provide real-time visibility across the enterprise, including ICS and cloud infrastructure.
- FireEye’s expert threat analysts leverage adversary, victim and machine-based threat intelligence to detect, investigate and proactively hunt for known and previously undetected threats.
- When signs of compromise are confirmed, you are notified immediately and can review the latest findings via a secure portal while our analysts continue to investigate the incident.
- You also receive a detailed summary report that provides threat context along with remediation recommendations to form an effective response and help prevent attackers from completing their mission.
Related resources
eBook
Buyer’s Guide: Managed Detection and Response Services
Use case
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FireEye as a Service in action
White paper
Closing the expertise gap
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