Managed Detection and Response
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services that detect, contain and remediate in minutes
A 24/7/365 UK-staffed MDR service for UK mid-market enterprises. Multi-source telemetry across endpoint, identity, network, cloud and SaaS, ATT&CK-aligned detection, AI-correlated alerts, UK senior analyst triage, and on-keyboard incident response from a single accountable team.
Free 30-minute MDR briefing · UK senior responders on every shift
Median detect time for known TTPs
Median time-to-contain intrusion
UK-staffed MDR cover, every shift
ATT&CK aligned detection coverage
The pattern we see
Most UK security teams can detect a breach. Few can contain one in time.
Three problems show up in every MDR discovery call we run. If any of these sound familiar, your current cyber security posture is closer to a breach than you think.
Detection without response
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Your tools alert. Your team triages. But no one is authorised to isolate the endpoint or kill the process. The attacker keeps working while approval chains stall response.
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Pre-authorised on-keyboard containment by UK senior responders. Median 11-minute time-to-contain, contractually.
Single-source EDR is not enough
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Endpoint-only MDR misses identity attacks, cloud misconfig exploitation and SaaS account takeover. Breaches cross sources, leaving UK regulators with hard questions.
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Multi-source telemetry: endpoint, identity, network, cloud and SaaS, correlated by AI and validated by humans.
Out-of-hours coverage is thin
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Your EDR vendor's 24/7 service is offshore L1 with a ticket queue. UK regulators do not accept a 6-hour SLA on a P1, and FCA-regulated firms face fines if they try.
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UK-staffed senior responders, every shift. Median P1 acknowledgement under 4 minutes, contain under 11 minutes.
Four core MDR capabilities. One UK responder team.
What our Managed Detection and Response service includes.
Multi-source detection, AI triage, on-keyboard containment and full forensics, delivered as one accountable service by UK senior responders under ISO 27001 controls, with one monthly invoice and one escalation contact.
Multi-source threat detection
EDR + NDR + SIEM
Endpoint (EDR), identity (Entra ID, Okta), network (NDR + ThreatSpike), cloud (AWS, Azure) and SaaS (M365, Google Workspace), a single correlated view.
- EDR + identity + NDR + cloud + SaaS
- AI-correlated cross-source alerts
- Human-validated every time
On-keyboard containment
Contained <15 min
Pre-authorised UK senior responders execute containment actions on your behalf, isolate hosts, disable accounts, block hashes, in 11 minutes median, not after a 6-hour ticket queue.
- Pre-authorised containment actions
- Isolate, disable, block, in minutes
- Rapid median contain time
Forensic-grade investigation
Chain-of-custody
Memory + disk + network forensics. Root-cause analysis, attacker dwell-time reconstruction, IoC sweep across your estate, blast-radius mapping for the board.
- Memory + disk + network forensics
- Root-cause + dwell-time reconstruction
- Blast-radius mapping for the board
Threat hunting & intelligence
Weekly briefings
Weekly proactive hunts against MITRE ATT&CK. Sector-tuned intelligence feeds. Dark-web monitoring for credentials, brand and supply-chain mentions.
- Weekly ATT&CK-aligned hunts
- Sector-tuned threat intelligence
- Dark-web credential monitoring
How we onboard MDR
Live MDR cover in 21 days. Containment authority from day one.
A predictable three-phase onboarding so your security team has UK senior-responder cover and pre-authorised containment from go-live, not week 12.
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Days 1 – 4
Onboard
Asset discovery, telemetry source connection, runbook authoring, containment authority documentation. Typically 14 days. Containment ROE signed before go-live.
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Days 5 – 10
Respond
24/7 detection + triage + containment by UK senior responders. Median time-to-detect under 60 seconds, contain under 11 minutes. Hour-by-hour incident reports during live events.
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Day 11 onwards
Improve
Quarterly tabletop exercises with your board. Red-team simulation against your detection coverage. Annual programme review mapped to your risk register and budget cycle.
Why Transputec
Four reasons UK security leaders choose us for MDR.
Not the cheapest MDR. Not the largest. But the one that consistently contains breaches in minutes, with a UK-staffed senior responder team that your board, your regulators and your auditors all accept.
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On-keyboard containment, not advisory
Pre-authorised UK senior responders execute containment for you. Isolate, disable, block, in 11 minutes median. Not a recommendation, an action.
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UK-staffed, every shift
No offshored L1. Every alert triaged by a UK-based senior responder, under UK contract law and ISO 27001 governance, every hour, every day.
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Multi-source by default
Endpoint + identity + network + cloud + SaaS, correlated as standard. Single-source MDR is a gap, not a service. We close the gap across hybrid environments end-to-end.
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Tooling-agnostic
We operate inside your existing EDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender), SIEM (Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar) and SOAR. No rip-and-replace. No vendor lock-in.
Trusted by UK security teams
UK enterprises that rely on our MDR every day.
Hospitality, PCI-aware multi-source MDR
Maritime services, cyber-security-as-a-service
Air freight services, integrated cyber security
Cyber Security Services
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MDR sits inside our wider Cyber Security pillar. Most clients combine MDR with a managed SOC, regular penetration testing, and a continuous vulnerability management programme for a complete cyber security posture.
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Managed Detection and Response FAQs
What UK security leaders ask before signing.
What is Managed Detection and Response (MDR)?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is an outsourced service that combines threat detection, validated triage, on-keyboard containment and forensic investigation, delivered 24/7 by senior security responders. Unlike a generic managed SOC, MDR includes pre-authorised containment, the team can isolate hosts, disable accounts and block indicators on your behalf, not just alert you. Transputec’s MDR is delivered by UK-based senior responders under ISO 27001 controls, with multi-source telemetry across endpoint, identity, network, cloud and SaaS. Our practice aligns with the NCSC incident management guidance. For wider context, read our blog on Managed SOC Services for mid-sized businesses.
How is MDR different from a managed SOC?
A managed SOC detects and triages threats and recommends containment actions for your team to execute. MDR adds pre-authorised on-keyboard containment, our senior responders execute the action directly, isolate the host, kill the process, disable the account, block the indicator. The contractual time-to-contain on a P1 intrusion is 11 minutes median. A managed SOC can take hours by comparison, because the action sits with you. Read our deeper take on AI-powered threat detection solutions for SOC teams.
How much do Managed Detection and Response Services cost in the UK?
UK MDR pricing is typically per-asset-per-month with bands by telemetry source count and response SLA. Entry-tier (under 1,000 endpoints, EDR-only) starts around £8 per endpoint per month for 24/5 cover, scaling to £14-22 per endpoint per month for full 24/7/365 multi-source MDR with pre-authorised containment. Identity and cloud sources are per-account add-ons. We publish a costed sizing in the Statement of Work before contract signature, with no per-alert charges. For the wider cost context, read our analysis of cyber threats facing UK businesses in 2026.
What containment actions are you pre-authorised to take?
Pre-authorised containment actions are agreed in the Rules of Engagement before go-live, signed by your security leader and ours. Standard list includes: isolate endpoint from network, kill malicious process, quarantine file, disable user account, force password reset, revoke session tokens, block IP/domain/hash at firewall + EDR, and remove rogue inbox rules. Out-of-scope actions (data deletion, system reimage) require live human approval per incident. See how this works in practice in our cybersecurity case study for the Strand Palace Hotel. If you want context on what happens after an attack, read our practical guide on what to do after a ransomware attack.
Can MDR operate inside our existing EDR and SIEM?
Yes. We operate inside your existing EDR (CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trellix, Sophos), SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elastic, Chronicle), identity (Entra ID, Okta, Ping) and SOAR (Cortex XSOAR, Tines, Splunk SOAR). We bring our detection content library and containment runbooks, and tune them to your stack in the 21-day onboarding. See a real client integration in our cyber security case study for WFS, and explore the wider Cyber Security Services pillar for how MDR integrates with our other capabilities.
How fast should an MDR provider respond to a P1 incident?
For a P1 (active high-impact incident with confirmed business risk), UK regulator expectations and customer-grade MDR baselines align around: under 5 minutes for initial human acknowledgement, under 15 minutes for first containment action (endpoint isolation, identity lockdown, process termination), and under 1 hour for stable hand-back to a fixed-state. Anything slower than that risks ICO 72-hour reporting obligations being missed (UK GDPR Article 33) and breaches the operational resilience expectations FCA SYSC and PRA SS1/21 set for regulated firms. Our MDR service contracts to these times by default. See ICO breach reporting requirements for the regulator floor.
Ready for MDR that actually contains?
Talk to a UK senior MDR responder this week.
Free 30-minute briefing. We walk through your current detection coverage, your containment authority gaps, and a costed plan to live MDR in 21 days. No deck. No sales pitch.
- MDR readiness audit against UK regulator expectations
- Pre-authorised containment playbook within 14 days
- Indicative per-endpoint monthly fee with named UK analyst
- Prompt reply. ISO 27001 secure handling.