Managed Security ServicesUnit 42 Managed Detection & Response
Unit 42 security expertise delivered as a 24/7 managed detection and response service.
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response delivers the security expertise of the Unit 42 threat research and incident response team as a managed service — 24/7 monitoring, detection, investigation, threat hunting, and response, powered by the Cortex platform and Unit 42 threat intelligence. It augments your team with elite responders. Faltrox positions and coordinates it as part of your managed security programme.
Overview
What Unit 42 Managed Detection & Response is
Building and staffing a 24/7 SOC with elite threat expertise is beyond most organisations — and the threats that matter most are the sophisticated ones that evade automated defences and need experienced human hunters and responders. Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response delivers exactly that: the Unit 42 team’s expertise, delivered as a managed service.
Powered by the Cortex platform (XDR/XSIAM) and Unit 42 threat intelligence, it provides 24/7 monitoring, detection, investigation, proactive threat hunting, and response — augmenting your existing team with Unit 42’s frontline experience from thousands of incident-response engagements. It reduces mean time to detect and respond and brings elite expertise to bear on the threats that matter. Faltrox positions and coordinates Unit 42 MDR within the broader managed security programme it delivers.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
24/7 Expert Monitoring
Round-the-clock monitoring and detection by the Unit 42 team.
Proactive Threat Hunting
Elite hunters proactively search for threats that evade automated defences.
Sophisticated Threats
Focuses expert attention on the advanced threats that need human judgement.
Unit 42 Intelligence
Powered by Unit 42 threat intelligence and frontline incident-response experience.
Cortex Platform
Delivered on the Cortex platform (XDR/XSIAM) for full detection and response.
Rapid Response
Reduces mean time to detect and respond with expert-led response.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
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Onboard
Your environment is onboarded to the Cortex platform, and Unit 42 begins 24/7 monitoring.
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Detect
The Cortex platform and Unit 42 analytics detect threats, enriched by Unit 42 threat intelligence.
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Hunt
Elite Unit 42 hunters proactively search for the sophisticated threats that evade automated defences.
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Respond
Unit 42 investigates and responds to threats, reducing mean time to detect and respond.
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Coordinate
Faltrox positions and coordinates Unit 42 MDR within the broader managed security programme.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Unit 42 Expertise
The Unit 42 threat research and incident response team, delivered as a managed service.
24/7 Monitoring
Round-the-clock monitoring, detection, and investigation.
Proactive Threat Hunting
Elite hunters proactively search for threats that automated defences miss.
Expert-Led Response
Investigation and response by experienced Unit 42 responders.
Unit 42 Threat Intelligence
Powered by Unit 42 intelligence and frontline incident-response experience.
Cortex Platform
Delivered on Cortex XDR/XSIAM for full detection and response capability.
Team Augmentation
Augments your existing team with elite expertise rather than replacing it.
Reduced MTTD/MTTR
Reduces mean time to detect and respond with expert-led operations.
Works with
Part of the platform
Palo Alto Networks products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Managed Detection & Response for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01What does Unit 42 MDR provide?
The expertise of the Unit 42 threat research and incident response team as a 24/7 managed service — monitoring, detection, investigation, proactive threat hunting, and response — powered by the Cortex platform and Unit 42 threat intelligence. It brings elite responders to the threats that matter most.
02Does it replace our security team?
It augments it. Unit 42 MDR adds elite 24/7 expertise and frontline incident-response experience that most organisations cannot staff themselves, focusing on the sophisticated threats that need human judgement, while your team retains ownership. Faltrox coordinates it within your programme.
03What makes Unit 42 expertise valuable?
Unit 42’s experience from thousands of incident-response engagements and its threat intelligence give it frontline insight into how real attacks unfold — which informs both proactive hunting and rapid, effective response. Detections and hunts are grounded in what attackers actually do.
04How does it relate to MDR for Cortex XSIAM?
Unit 42 MDR is the managed detection and response service; MDR for Cortex XSIAM (Managed XSIAM) is the offering built specifically around operating Cortex XSIAM as a managed 24/7 SOC. Faltrox scopes which fits your platform and needs.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We position and coordinate Unit 42 MDR within the broader managed security programme we deliver — integrating it with the Cortex platform and the SOC services we run, so you get Unit 42’s expertise as part of one coherent managed defence.
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Secure what’s next.
Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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