Cybereason launched a managed detection and response (MDR) mobile app during this year’s Black Hat. It allows users access to the MDR dashboard to get alerts and respond to potential cyberthreats with the help of Cybereason’s security operations center (SOC) from their phone at any time, as the vendor found attacks are more likely to occur during offline hours. 

“The Cybereason MDR Mobile App is a game changer for our customers, providing instant access to detections and full visibility into threats from any mobile device at any time from anywhere in the world,” touted Cybereason CEO and co-founder Lior Div.

Cybereason’s MDR capabilities are built on its malicious operation (MalOp) detection engine, which analyzes over 23 trillion security events per week and provides detection and incident response in real time, Eric Sun, product director for XDR at Cybereason, said in an earlier interview.

The new MDR mobile app will offer visibility into active MalOps and how they align to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, the ability to initiate response remotely via the dashboards for the mobile device, 24/7 contact with the Cybereason’s global SOC, and access reports and industry news on malicious actors’ latest tactics, techniques, and procedures, Cybereason claims.

The app now is available in the Google Play and Apple App Store, supporting both Android and iOS devices.

Cybereason’s MDR mobile app is designed to address the challenges of lacking the right tools in place to effectively manage cyberattacks, especially during off-line hours, that security professionals face. 

The extended detection and response (XDR) provider’s recent study showed that nearly one-quarter (24%) reported that they don’t have contingencies for prompt threat responses during weekends and holidays. 

However, researchers reminded that attackers don’t take holidays off and some of the highest-profile cyberattacks of 2021 happened or were discovered during holidays. 

“The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack occurred over Mother’s Day weekend. JBS Meat Packing was hit Memorial Day weekend. The Kaseya hack was discovered during the Fourth of July weekend,” Cybereason CSO Sam Curry pointed out in a blog post. 

“It is probably not a coincidence that the attack occurred over a holiday weekend,” Curry wrote. “On the contrary, cybercriminals appear to be specifically targeting those times — most likely because it means IT teams are probably running with minimal staff and there is less chance of being detected.”