MDR Core
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Cynode MDR Core is a 24/7 managed detection and response service delivered through the Cynode MDR Platform, turning activity across your environment into verified incidents and driving response through one consistent operating model—across 11 attack surface categories. This enables organisations to enhance existing EDR/XDR investments and go beyond to extend MDR coverage across attack surfaces such as Network, Web, ERP, and OT.
WHY IS THIS SERVICE IMPORTANT?
Most organisations don't fail because they lack tools—they fail because operations struggle with visibility gaps, inconsistent coverage, too many alerts, missed detection, weak prioritisation, and high operational cost. Building and maintaining an internal MDR capability requires significant upfront investment, ongoing hiring of specialised talent, and continuous technology upgrades—all of which divert resources from core business priorities.
MDR exists to solve exactly this: continuous monitoring, faster detection, and coordinated response supported by expert operations—without the overhead of building it in-house.
HOW IT WORKS
Cynode MDR Core is delivered as one 24/7 operational flow where detection engineering, MDR operations, and SecOps are run together as a single service—so detection quality and response quality improve side-by-side.
At platform level, Cynode structures the service around clear operating layers—data collection, detection & response, and governance & communication—supported by a client portal and service desk workflows.
Agentic AI is embedded throughout the platform to enhance these foundational strengths—accelerating correlation, enriching context, and improving decision velocity across detection and response workflows.
HOW IT IS DIFFERENT
Cynode MDR Core is not "managed SOC with standard rules." It is Cynode's MDR Platform approach—built to convert isolated technical events into verified incident stories by continuously correlating across surfaces and enriching decisions with both internal and external context.
It is designed to stay priority-led at every phase—from how data is structured, to which attack techniques are emphasised per vector, to how incidents are ranked and handled.
Clients also get full visibility through Cynode's Client Portal Ultima: executive and operational views, current and historical insights, and access to reports.
KEY BENEFITS
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compared to ingest-all approaches.
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reducing noise and keeping focus on what matters.
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driven by an end-to-end operational model.
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boosting correlation speed, contextual enrichment, and adaptive response capabilities.
WHO SHOULD USE IT
Cynode MDR Core is a fit for organisations that:
- Want to maximise the value of their EDR/XDR investments
- Need 24/7 detection and response across hybrid environments and multiple attack surfaces
- Want to raise outcomes from existing security technologies, rather than rebuilding the stack.
- Require consistent incident handling and prioritisation aligned to business risk.
- Prefer a partner that can operate end-to-end, or co-exist alongside an existing SOC when available.