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Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Bitdefender MDR keeps your organization safe with 24x7 security monitoring, advanced attack prevention, detection and remediation, plus targeted and risk-based threat hunting by a certified team of security experts. We’re always there so you don’t have to be.
Bitdefender Managed Detection and Response gives you 24x7 access to an elite team of cybersecurity experts. Our service is also backed by industry-leading, trusted Bitdefender security technologies like GravityZone® eXtended Detection & Response (XDR).
Bitdefender MDR combines endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and productivity application telemetry into actionable security analytics, augmented by the threat-hunting expertise of a fully staffed security operations center (SOC) with security analysts from global intelligence agencies.

Proactive Protection
24x7 security operations – including human threat hunting, environmental baselining, and threat intelligence and analytics – to help you stay ahead of attackers and defend your environment.

Automated Response
Stop attacks through pre-approved actions executed by SOC analysts. We work with you during onboarding and at any point afterwards, we’ll work with you to define actions we’ll take to rapidly mitigate incidents without impacting your teams.

Team of Experts
Always ready, highly skilled security analysts sourced from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, British Intelligence, and NSA partner with you as the frontline of your cyber defenses.
MDR Security Capabilities
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24x7 Monitoring and Response
The Bitdefender MDR team is always on. Whether it’s monitoring the dark web, analyzing your environment, identifying threat hunting trends or responding to and mitigating attacks, our team of experts is on the frontline protecting your business every hour of every day.
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Threat Hunting
At Bitdefender MDR, threat hunting is in our DNA. It forms the backbone of our managed detection and response service, and as we proactively and continuously source threat intel and conduct threat hunts to keep your organization safe and ahead of the curve.
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Designated Security Account Manager
You are valued, and we want you to know that. That’s why we provide you with a designated member of the Bitdefender MDR team to help you onboard and address any questions or concerns you might have with our MDR service. Your Security Account Manager will be your partner for whatever you need, whenever you need it.
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GravityZone Platform
The Bitdefender GravityZone platform monitors your systems to uncover suspicious activity, providing the essential foundation for warding off cyber attacks. With Bitdefender MDR, you get all the benefits of our award-winning platform, including endpoint detection and response, automated remediation, and host-based firewall and web control. Plus, you’ll get to partner with our pack of security analysts and threat intel researchers.
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GravityZone XDR for MDR
GravityZone XDR for MDR combines advanced threat protection with out-of-the-box analytics across endpoint, cloud, identity and network, as well as a rich security context for correlation of disparate alerts, quick triage of incidents, investigation across complex environments, and attack containment through automatic and human-led guided response.
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Brand and IP Protection
Brand and IP protection are crucial for making sure you maintain cyber resiliency. Bitdefender MDR’s threat intelligence experts perform specific activities to monitor for risks and breaches of your company data in known repositories used by bad actors. You’re alerted in the case of any exposure, and these discoveries trigger threat hunts in your environments.
Bitdefender named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security, Q4 2023
The independent report evaluated top providers and how they stack up, confirming, in our opinion Bitdefender as a global leader in cybersecurity. The report notes Bitdefender “differentiates with its aggressive prevention-first mindset”.
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Experience Our MDR Portal
In this interactive tour, you can explore various aspects of the MDR Portal and see exactly how our expert security analysts use it to keep you protected.
Bitdefender MDR Operational Lifecycle
Prevent
Bitdefender’s MDR service will harden your systems and prevent attacks across endpoints, network and cloud environments. You’ll get the expertise you need to quickly investigate and respond to threats.
Detect
Continuous collection of host and network telemetry information, combined with security analytics and automation enables proactive and responsive hunting, anomaly detection, and investigations from our designated Security Account Managers.
Respond
Custom response actions tailored to you, ensure effective incident response actions while minimizing the risk of business interruption risk. Automated remediation actions also reduce attacker dwell time with pre-approved actions.
Report
Monthly reports provide an overview of your MDR service, while postmortem reports give you information to measure the impact on your business. Real-time dashboards give analytics and insights into the security posture of your environments.
- Protection for every OS: Windows, macOS, Android and iOS
- Device Optimizer
- Privacy Firewall
- Parental Control
- Protection against malware, spyware, adware
- Multi-Layer Ransomware Protection
MDR Foundations
MDR Premium
- Windows
MDR Enterprise
- Windows
Complete Real-Time Data Protection
Absolute power in the most efficient anti-malware solution available today. Automatic protection that goes beyond antivirus.
Advanced Threat Defense
Our improved behavior-based technology detects and blocks advanced threats and ransomware.
Web attack prevention
Our web filtering technology ensures that you never land on a harmful website.
Anti-Phishing & Anti-Fraud
Prevents phishing or online fraud when you shop, bank, or browse.
Bitdefender Photon™
This innovative, exclusive technology helps Bitdefender adapt to the hardware and software configuration of your system to save computing resources and improve speed and performance.
Global Protective Network
Most heavy scanning takes place in the cloud, this means your system’s speed and performance remain unaffected. Your files remain completely private: Bitdefender does not scan the actual contents of your files, and never uploads or stores them in the cloud.
Network Threat Prevention
The new cyber threat intelligence technologies included can analyze and identify suspicious network-level activities, and block sophisticated exploits, malware or botnet-related URLs, and brute force attacks.
Multi-Layer Ransomware Protection
Multiple layers of ransomware protection keep your files safe from encryption.
Vulnerability Assessment
Scan for security holes and vulnerabilities with just one click.
Rescue Environment
Some sophisticated malware, like rootkits, need to be removed before Windows starts. When Bitdefender detects such threats, it reboots the computer in Rescue Environment for clean-up and restoration.
Autopilot
Our latest Autopilot is designed to act as a Security Advisor and to give you deeper insights into your security posture. Its smart capabilities mean that it can recommend security actions in the context of your system needs and usage patterns.
Game, Movie & Work Profiles
Bitdefender detects when you play, work or watch a movie, so it knows not to bother you with unnecessary requests. It temporarily halts pop-ups, adjusts visual settings, and pauses unimportant background activities to allow you to enjoy your device to the max.
Battery Mode
This useful, intelligent feature saves battery life for laptops and tablets by temporarily tweaking system settings such as display, system cooling, system updates and Bluetooth connectivity.
Bitdefender VPN
Protects your online presence by encrypting all Internet traffic. 200 MB daily traffic included per device.
Anti-tracker
Keeps your browsing private and allows you to manage trackers that collect your data.
Safe Online Banking
Bank and shop with Safepay, our unique, dedicated browser that secures your transactions.
Wi-Fi Security Advisor
Access your Wi-Fi network and router security, no matter where you connect from.
Social Network Protection
Stay safe from malicious links and any online threats your friends unwittingly pass on to you via social networks.
Wallet
Secures your sensitive data in a cyber-vault for easy access whenever you need them.
File Shredder
Delete a file for good and leave no traces that it ever existed on your PC.
Microphone Monitor
Helps you regain control over your own devices. Use it and you’ll be able to see what apps have access to your device’s microphone and when.
Webcam Protection
Notifies you when apps try to access your webcam, and lets you block unauthorized access.
Antispam
Filters irrelevant messages in your Inbox. It’s available for local email clients (Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird).
Parental Control
Offers digital help to parents and extra online safety to children. Log in remotely to Bitdefender Central to keep up with them.
Privacy Firewall
Blocks intrusions and filter your network traffic.
Speed Up Your Devices
Improves speed and performance for your devices with OneClick Optimizer.
Anti-Theft
Packs effective anti-loss and anti-theft tools and it is remotely accessible.
Safe files
Prevents unauthorized changes to your most important files.
Time Machine Protection
With this complex feature, you can restore the files from your Mac without having to pay ransom. Time Machine Protection gives you the edge against malware that may attempt to encrypt or destroy your backups.
Adware Blocker
Free your Mac from adware, hijacker programs, unwanted toolbars, and other browser add-ons.
Cross-Platform Malware Detection
Detects and removes both malware targeting macOS and threats made for Windows, so you are always sure the files you send to others are clean.
Traffic Light (browser extension)
Protects all your browsing, including your online shopping and banking, and can filter out inappropriate content.
Anti-Phishing
Bitdefender sniffs and blocks websites that masquerade as trustworthy in order to steal financial data such as passwords or credit card numbers.
Bitdefender Shield
Combines a series of innovative proprietary technologies to automatically detect and remove any threat, with no negative impact on your Mac’s speed and performance.
Autopilot
Our latest Autopilot is designed to act as a Security Advisor and to give you deeper insights into your security posture. Its smart capabilities mean that it can recommend security actions in the context of your system needs and usage patterns.
24/7 Cloud-Based Guard Duty
We use amazingly powerful Cloud-based technologies to detect and eliminate e-threats, to give you instant worldwide protection, with no drag on your Mac’s resources.
Ultra-Fast Scanning
Scanning is fast and light on resources, so there's no negative impact on your Mac’s speed and performance.
Bitdefender VPN
Protects your online presence by encrypting all Internet traffic. 200 MB daily traffic included per device.
Anti-tracker
Keeps your browsing private and allows you to manage trackers that collect your data.
On-Demand & On-Install Scan
Scans your Android devices to make sure that your apps are clean. It immediately lets you know if a newly installed app poses any danger.
Web Protection
Notifies you about webpages that contain malware, phishing, or fraudulent content.
WearON
Extend Bitdefender security to your connected smart watch.
Anti-Theft
Locate, lock, wipe or remotely send a message to your Android device.
Autopilot
Our latest Autopilot is designed to act as a Security Advisor and to give you deeper insights into your security posture. Its smart capabilities mean that it can recommend security actions in the context of your system needs and usage patterns.
Battery & Performance
Secures your mobile experience with virtually no impact on speed or battery life.
Fast & Light-Weight
Bitdefender is amazingly powerful against malware, yet easy on your phone’s resources, so you won’t see any negative impact on performance.
Bitdefender VPN
Protects your online presence by encrypting all Internet traffic. 200 MB daily traffic included per device.
App Lock
Protects your sensitive apps from unauthorized access with a PIN code or your fingerprint.
Account Privacy
Check if your online accounts have been involved in any data breach. Account Privacy notifies you when your sensitive data is at risk, and lets you take action depending on its status.
Web Protection
Notifies you about webpages that contain malware, phishing, or fraudulent content.
Bitdefender VPN
Protects your online presence by encrypting all Internet traffic. 200 MB daily traffic included per device.
Account Privacy
Check if your online accounts have been involved in any data breach. Account Privacy notifies you when your sensitive data is at risk, and lets you take action depending on its status.
Industry Recognition
Bitdefender is recognized as a cybersecurity leader by independent testing organizations, industry analyst firms and media outlets.
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FAQ
Modern security operations rely on a combination of context, expertise, and intuition to identify malicious activity that can evade your security tools.
GravityZone XDR for MDR enables our security team to analyze and detect intrusions from across your infrastructure with more accurate, correlated detections.
This significantly expands the context available to our cyber threat hunters by providing a more detailed understanding of what ‘normal’ looks like in the environments we defend. In addition, sensors give our analysts access to a suite of additional response actions such as email deletion and user suspension that allows us to take contextual responses to the next level.
GravityZone XDR for MDR is available now by adding any sensor(s) to your MDR service: Productivity App, Identity, Network and Cloud.
Bitdefender MDR is a modern security operation, fully staffed by third-party certified security experts who manage your security technologies from detection to response. We’re focused on protecting your business, so you can focus on whatever you want.
Bitdefender’s on-demand, fully staffed security operations center (SOC) can efficiently scale with your business to help reduce operational burden and save costs by eliminating the resources needed to build and maintain an in-house SOC.
Data from Bitdefender’s GravityZone platform is paired with threat intelligence in Bitdefender’s MDR security analytics platform to give analysts contextualized information. This is used to generate alerts that we investigate in the SOC.
Real-time information on the state of your security operations, summary reports with historical trend data and after-action reports with detailed information on incidents and actions taken provide full transparency of your environment.
Yes, Bitdefender MDR helps MSPs who lack in-house security expertise to offer the highest level of protection for their customers. For more information see the Bitdefender MDR for MSP Datasheet.
Report
2023 Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection & Response Services
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