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As managed service providers (MSPs) at the helm of keeping organizations secure, taking proactive steps toward cyber hygiene is more vital now than ever. Maintaining an up-to-date and healthy environment is impossible without regularly updating software agents. Updating these tools improves operational efficiency, reduces IT ticket volume, and defends against known or potential new vulnerabilities in your clients' systems.

We have been talking about eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) for some years now, but despite being a buzzword in the industry, a fundamental question remains: what are we really talking about here? According to Gartner, which first defined the term in 2020, XDR is a vendor-specific threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system.

Global IT spending will reach $4.5 trillion this year, according to Gartner's latest forecast. While the economic climate is negatively impacting consumer markets, companies have reordered their priorities and continue to increase spending on digital business initiatives, despite the global economic slowdown. IT budgets started to rise in the third quarter of 2022 when Gartner reported that 76% of CIOs stated that their budgets had grown compared to the previous quarter.

Currently, it is possible to offer managed detection and response services from a SOC that are implemented in different ways. All implementation alternatives have their advantages and disadvantages, which must be carefully evaluated before deciding to adopt one or another deployment model. The most common deployment models include.

Once again for 2023, CRN has recognized WatchGuard as one of the top IT channel security leaders in its prestigious annual Security 100 list for 2023. CRN’s Security 100 honorees bring a combination of channel focus and trailblazing, innovative technology to solution providers.