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Omdia Research Spotlight: XDR Few emerging cybersecurity market segments are garnering more attention than XDR. Here, Omdia highlights its recent research on XDR. Extended Detection and Response (XDR) technology is quickly taking the enterprise cybersecurity industry by storm. The term XDR, first coined in 2018 by Omdia Principal Analyst Rik Turner, is defined by Omdia as a single, stand-alone solution that offers integrated threat detection and response capabilities. To meet Omdia's criteria to be classified as a "comprehensive" XDR solution, a product must offer threat detection and respons...

Details of the 2020 SolarWinds attack continue to unfold, and it may be years before the final damages can be tallied. While it is “hard to say” if the SolarWinds software supply-chain compromise will become known as the highest-impact cyber intrusion ever, it did catch “many people off guard” despite the security industry’s frequent warnings that supply chains pose substantial risks, according to Eric Parizo, principal analyst of security operations at Omdia, a global research firm. The SolarWinds attack is unprecedented because of "its capability to cause significant physical cons...

What's So Great About XDR? XDR is a significant advance in threat detection and response technology, but few enterprises understand why. Omdia identifies four catalysts driving the emergence of XDR. Extended Detection and Response, or XDR, is one of the most promising emerging technologies to arrive on the enterprise cybersecurity landscape in many years. First coined in 2018 by Omdia Principal Analyst Rik Turner, XDR is defined by Omdia as a single, standalone solution that offers integrated threat detection and response capabilities across (at a minimum) endpoints, networks, and cloud envi...

If the planned all-cash transaction announced today passes regulatory muster, McAfee will basically revert to its roots as a purely consumer-focused cybersecurity company, while the enterprise unit will likely operate as a standalone business under STG. That business represented $1.3 billion of the $2.9 billion that McAfee reported in total revenue last year. In a statement, McAfee president and CEO Peter Leav described STG as the "right partner" for strengthening the company enterprise business. "This transaction will allow McAfee to singularly focus on our consumer business and to accelerat...

Deal to sell off enterprise unit to private equity house Symphony Technology Group (STG) will see McAfee become a pure-play consumer cyber security organisation.