Just less than half of those surveyed struggle to offer a clear, industry-wide definition for XDR. For those yet to adopt it, even their base-level understanding tends to come from conducting independent investigations or pouring through published research (64 percent), ISV data (56 percent) or information from other companies (51 percent). Purchase Intent Despite apprehension of the unknown, security decision-makers have been largely accepting of XDR technology, often seeing automation as a raft against drowning due to increasing – and growingly sophisticated – attacks. Many organizations seem willing to shed worry about how XDR works, recognizing that the concern has been outsourced to parties far more knowledgeable on the subject. According to other recent Forrester data, in this case commissioned by Secureworks, 30 percent of potential business customers view extended detection and response as a “top security priority” in 2023, with 60 percent planning to launch or increase their investment in it. There are other factors in play, such as cost. Per Forrester/VMware, businesses that use XDR generally find it has “real cost savings” through improved visibility and detection. Top benefits include blocking costly breaches (61 percent), securing evolving threats (58 percent) and cutting time-to-resolution (32 percent). It’s also valuable to consider the existing tools that businesses already have in their arsenal. Eighty-three percent of XDR adopters believe that its capabilities for automation and repeatability can complement or expand on existing implementations. Meanwhile, the Forrester/Secureworks report highlighted the concern of some non-users regarding this stack, with 38 percent questioning how XDR differs from other security options. Should they update their posture to include XDR when other packages “sound similar” and daily tasks “already take up so much … time”? Balancing these issues is a fear of what could otherwise go wrong. According to the Secureworks study, top worries included loss of money (28 percent) or reputation (26 percent), plus potentially not using XDR correctly due to its complexity (25 percent), thus opening up other issues. Still, there’s reason for optimism. XDR users largely told Forrester/ VMware that the service “lives up to the hype,” with 86 percent believing the market will grow alongside threats. Simultaneously, 73 percent of those who have yet to buy in still see it as “the way of the future.” “Which of the following technology benefits have you experienced as a result of your XDR adoption/would you experience if your organization were to adopt XDR? Source: Forrester Source: Forrester S S Are y u r quiring work monitoring software for remote workers? XDR rechnology is the top security priority for firms during the next 12 months Mo itoring software use by industry “Which of the following security operations tools or services is your organization currently evaluating/using?” Planning to implement in the next 12 months Interested, but no plans to implement 38% 11% 14% 14% 17% 16% 16% 17% 18% 19% 30% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 24% 23% Extended detection and response (XDR) solutions Managed detection and response (MDR) solutions Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) solutions Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions Intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) solutions User and entity behavior analysis (UEBA) solutions Vulnerability detection and response (VDR) solutions Managed security services provider (MSSP) solutions Provides exibility, scalability a d opportunites for automation Uni es security-relevant endpoint detections from security and business tools Optimization of threat detection in real time Improved visibility for security and IT teams Better, more contextualized t reat intelligence Increased security automation More consist nt s urity controls across cloud Optimization of response in real tim Optimization of investigation in real time Optimization of hunting in real time 60% 70% 67% 55% 64% 52% 59% 49% 57% 67% 57% 56% 42% 44% 40% 40% 36% 38% 20% 27% XDR users XDR non-users Advertising & Marketing Computer & IT “Which of the following technology benefits have you experienced as a result of your XDR adoption/would you experience if your organization were to adopt XDR? Source: Forrester Source: Sapio Research, Keeper Security, 2022 Source: F rrester XDR rechnology is the top security priority for firms during the next 12 months Low maturity We leave it to employees to set their own passwords, and access is often shared “Which of the following security operations tools or services is your organization currently evaluating/using?” Planning to implement in the next 12 months Interested, but no plans to implement Average maturity We provide guidance and best practices governing passwords and access management High maturity We o er a highly sophisticated framework to govern access to our system 30% 44% 26% 30 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 24% 23% Extended detection and response (XDR) solutions Managed detection and response (MDR) solutions Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions Security orchestration, automation and r sponse (SOAR) solutions Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions Intrusion detecti n/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) solutions User and entity behavior analysis (UEBA) solutions Vulnerability detec i and response (VDR) solutions Managed security services provider (MSSP) solutions Provides exibility, scalability and opportunites for automation Uni es security-relevant endpoint detections from security and business tools Optimization of threat detection in real time Improved visibility for security and IT teams Better, more contextualized threat intelligence Increased security automation More consistent security controls across cloud Optimization of response in real time Optimization of investigation in real time Optimization of hunting in real time 60% 70% 67% 55% 64% 52% 59% 49% 57% 67% 57% 56% 42% 44% 40% 40% 36% 38% 20% 27% XDR users XDR non-users 11 REMOTE WORK SOLUTIONS rwsmagazine.com
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