ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
We would like to invite you to attend our monthly program, a new format from Bitdefender where we are bringing you insights from our experts, customers and close partners.
Each month includes “A byte of Cyber Security” where we are discussing the latest cyber security news and trends with a short segment covering some headline-making news and some things that may have passed you by.
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The MDR Origin Story: Why MDR & XDR Go Better Together
with guest speaker Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst Forrester *
Jeff primarily contributes to Forrester's offerings for security and risk professionals. He leads Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO, specializing in topics related to security strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and presenting to the board. His research also includes security services, featuring global coverage of managed security services, professional security services, and security-as-a-service. Jeff also takes an active role in Forrester’s forward-looking research on security innovation, the security market, and security predictions.
In this session he explores the origins and purpose of Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and Extended Detection & Response (XDR) and how they complement each other.
The Heart of Cybersecurity: Bitdefender Research Labs
How did we sustain over 20 years of innovation, why are we training artificial intelligence to play Artari arcade games, how did researchers save $1B from ransomware gangs, and what future research are we working on now? With Martin Zugec, Technical Solutions Director.