Managed Detection & Response

In 2021 Microsoft committed to invest $20 billion over the next five years in cybersecurity. With Microsoft’s security capability growing day-by-day , more organisations are now looking to further invest in Microsoft 365 E5 or considering the adoption of more of the wider security portfolio, such as Microsoft Defender for Office 365.  

At First Response, we believe in Microsoft’s vision for security with the consolidation of security controls and management into a single, deeply-integrated platform. Backed by a team of security experts, Microsoft tracks 35 ransomware families, over 250 unique nation-states, cybercriminals and other threat actors. The company’s Azure public cloud daily processes and analyses more than 43 trillion security signals. This massive amount of intelligence gives Microsoft unique insights and deep knowledge to help develop solutions and protect customers.  

Managed Detection Response for Microsoft Defender

Using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365 and Defender for Cloud Apps, we offer complete managed detection and response service for Microsoft Defender across endpoint, identity, email and cloud services. 

Our managed detection and response service is maintained and operated 24/7 from our UK-based SOC. Delivered by specialists with years of experience, let us take the weight and pressure of managing your security posture, security skillset and the challenges that come with the increase in complex cyber threats.  

Automated investigation and remediation capabilities prevent attackers from gaining persistence within the environment, and through leveraging best-in-class technology, threat feeds and OSINT data, our seasoned threat hunters can initiate human-led investigations to contain attacks across the environment.  

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 (and Defender for Business) is a cloud-based, enterprise-grade endpoint security solution for devices such as endpoints, mobile phones, tablets and servers. The solution incorporates core capabilities such as next-generation anti-virus, user entity behavioural analysis, network traffic analysis, endpoint detection & response, automated investigation & remediation as well as threat & vulnerability management, to help prevent, detect, investigate and respond to cyberattacks. As a cloud-based solution, there is no additional infrastructure required to be deployed and updates are applied automatically. 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Defender for Cloud Apps 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Defender for Cloud Apps are Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) that operate on multiple clouds (e.g. Office365, Sharepoint, Box, Salesforce). They provide rich visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify and combat cyberthreats across all your cloud services. 

Moving to the cloud increases flexibility for employees and IT teams. However, it also introduces new challenges and complexities for keeping your organisation secure. To get the full benefit of cloud apps and services, an IT team must find the right balance of supporting access while protecting critical data. 

This is where a Cloud Access Security Broker steps in to address the balance, adding safeguards to your organisation’s use of cloud services by enforcing your security policies. As the name suggests, CASBs act as a gatekeeper to broker access in real time between your enterprise users and cloud resources they use, wherever your users are located and regardless of the device they are using. 

CASBs do this by discovering and providing visibility into Shadow IT and app use, monitoring user activities for anomalous behaviours, controlling access to your resources, providing the ability to classify and prevent sensitive information leak, protecting against malicious actors, and assessing the compliance of cloud services 

Defender for Endpoint Incident Response Service 

First Response has been providing digital forensics and incident response services since 2013, working across the globe with multi-nationals and local organisations alike to deliver quick results in the most difficult of situations. Through leveraging the First Response managed detection and response service for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint you gain access to our team of forensics and incident response specialists working to secure your environment, safe in the knowledge that should an incident arise you have a team that has the investigatory skill and experience to offer effective resolution whilst maintaining alignment to industry best practice.