Lesson 4 of 412 min

The MSP (Managed Service Provider) security stack

EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response)/MDR (Managed Detection and Response), DNS (Domain Name System) filter, email filter, awareness training, vulnerability scanning.

Network switch with a bundle of ethernet cables — Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels

EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response): SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Huntress. Active defense at the device.

Add: DNS filtering (DNSFilter, Cisco Umbrella), email security (Proofpoint, Avanan), MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) everywhere, awareness training (KnowBe4), vulnerability scanning.

Diagram · CIA triad — security foundations

Layered defense — no single tool catches everything.

Key takeaways

▸Stack = EDR + DNS + email + MFA + training + scan
▸Tools without monitoring are decoration
▸Document who watches the alerts

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