MANAGED DETECTION & RESPONSE
Managed Detection and Response that stops threats, not just flags them
Our analysts hunt, investigate and contain threats on your endpoints, identities and cloud, day and night, using playbooks you approve in advance.
What is MDR (Managed Detection and Response)?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a 24/7 service in which security experts use EDR, XDR and threat intelligence to detect threats, investigate them and take response actions on your behalf, such as isolating a device or disabling a compromised account. It combines technology with human-led threat hunting.
Alerts don't stop ransomware. People do.
Many teams already own an EDR tool but have no one watching it at 2 a.m. MDR puts experienced responders behind your tools so a suspicious process becomes a contained incident in minutes, not a Monday-morning discovery.
Pre-approved playbooks, so we act without waiting
Hunting for threats that never triggered an alert
Full incident timeline for your auditors and board
What HostX MDR covers
Endpoint detection
EDR/XDR telemetry on laptops, servers and VMs.
Identity threats
Account takeover, MFA fatigue and privilege abuse in AD, Entra ID and Okta.
Cloud workloads
Suspicious API calls, crypto-mining and exposed keys in AWS, Azure and GCP.
Email & phishing
Malicious links and attachments that got past the filter.
Threat hunting
Weekly hypothesis-led hunts mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
Active containment
Isolate hosts, kill processes, block IOCs and disable users.
From alert to contained, step by step
Detect
EDR, identity and cloud signals are correlated.
Validate
An analyst confirms it is real and scopes impact.
Contain
Playbook action: isolate, block or disable.
Eradicate
Remove persistence and close the entry point.
Recover & report
Restore safely and deliver the incident report.
SOC vs MDR vs EDR: what's the difference?
| Feature | EDR (tool) | Managed SOC | MDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Software on endpoints | Outsourced monitoring team | ✓Outsourced detection + response team |
| Watches 24/7 | No, needs people | Yes | ✓Yes |
| Threat hunting | No | Basic | ✓Yes, proactive |
| Takes action | Only if configured | Escalates to you | ✓Yes, with approved playbooks |
What you get
Who needs MDR?
Companies with EDR but no 24/7 team
Ransomware-targeted sectors: BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing
Hybrid and cloud-first environments
Teams that need faster response than an in-house on-call rota
Why teams choose HostX for MDR
Human-led
Every alert is reviewed by an analyst before action.
Tool-agnostic
We work with your EDR or recommend one.
You stay in control
Playbooks and approval levels are agreed up front.
Measured
MTTD and MTTR reported every month.
Frequently asked questions
Turn your EDR into a 24/7 response team.
Book a consultation and we will walk through how our analysts would handle your last three alerts.