What is Managed Detection and Response (MDR)?

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a 24/7 cybersecurity service that combines advanced security technologies and human expertise to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across an organization's IT environment.

How is MDR different from traditional antivirus or endpoint protection?

Unlike Antivirus and EDR, which are both tools, MDR is a managed service that combines these technologies with 24x7 monitoring, human-led threat analysis and expert incident response. With MDR, organizations can get all the benefits of Antivirus and EDR threat detection (plus more) without the added cost and complexity (e.g. purchasing, configuration, management, staffing) of managing those tools.

What types of threats does MDR detect?

MDR detects a wide range of threats including malware, ransomware, credential-based attacks, insider threats, vulnerability exploits, zero-day vulnerabilities, denial-of-service attacks, and advanced persistent threats.

How quickly does Adapt MDR respond to security incidents?

Adapt MDR comes with a guaranteed 15-minute response time SLA, leveraging SOAR-orchestrated automated threat management and human-led analysis and investigation to rapidly neutralize threats, accelerate MTTR, and protect your IT ecosystem.

Do you integrate with existing security tools and infrastructure?

Yes, Adapt MDR is designed to work seamlessly with your existing environment. We can integrate with a wide range of common firewalls, endpoint tools, and other security technologies to ingest event logs from both host and network sources.

How much does Adapt MDR cost?

Adapt MDR pricing varies based on several factors including the number of endpoints, data ingestion volume, and the complexity of your environment. Adapt MDR delivers far more than just a toolset. You get 24x7 monitoring, AI/ML-powered threat detection, expert analyst-led response, case management, reporting, and continuous tuning to reduce noise and focus on real threats.

TierPoint Adapt DDoS Protection

Always-on detection and automated mitigation keep your internet-facing services available. And because it’s fully managed, your team isn't left coordinating another security tool during an attack.

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DDoS Attacks are Getting Bigger, Faster, and More Frequent

Modern attacks don't just hit harder. They adapt in real time, making them difficult for traditional tools to detect and stop. That leaves internet-facing services exposed, especially for teams without dedicated DDoS expertise.

Average number of DDoS attacks organizations faced per day in 2024, a 5% year-over-year increase
(Source: Corero, 2025 Threat Intelligence Report)

Year-over-year increase in peak DDoS attack size in 2025.
(Source: Corero 2026 Threat Research)

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How often attackers now rotate between protocols mid-attack, using "chained vector" tactics designed to outpace traditional detection systems.
(Source: Corero, 2025 Threat Intelligence Report )

Built to Keep Your Critical Services Available

Adapt DDoS Protection combines always-on detection, automated mitigation, and fully managed support, so your team can focus on the business, not the attack.

Maintain Service Availability

Keep customer-facing applications and critical business services online during DDoS attacks, with detection across volumetric, protocol, and application-layer threats.

Always-On Mitigation

Protection is delivered close to your applications and infrastructure, reducing unnecessary traffic diversion and supporting low-latency mitigation, so performance holds up even during an attack.

Visibility Without the Workload

TierPoint monitors, tunes, and responds around the clock with dashboards, analytics, and post-incident summaries providing a clear record of what happened and how it was handled.

Simplify Accountability

Infrastructure, connectivity, operations, and DDoS protection are managed through a single provider for eligible workloads, meaning no juggling multiple vendors during an incident.

How Adapt DDoS Protection Maintains Service Availability

Powered by TierPoint infrastructure and Corero SmartWall technology, Adapt DDoS Protection delivers service-provider-grade protection, continuously monitoring, detecting, and mitigating threats before they impact your applications.

Continuous Monitoring: Internet-facing applications and services are monitored around the clock for signs of attack.
Real-Time Detection & Mitigation: DDoS attacks are identified and mitigated in real time, protecting against volumetric, protocol, and application-layer threats.
Low-Latency Protection: Mitigation is delivered close to TierPoint-hosted workloads and connectivity, reducing unnecessary traffic diversion and preserving application performance during an attack.
Full Visibility: Dashboards, reporting, and post-incident summaries give you a clear view into what was detected, mitigated, and resolved.
Managed Support & Escalation: TierPoint reduces your operational burden by managing tuning, response, and escalation on your behalf.

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Cybersecurity workflow from attack to report: detect, mitigate, and deliver clean traffic (flow diagram).

18 seconds
Average time to mitigate a DDoS attack with TierPoint’s Adapt DDoS Protection

From Detection to Mitigation in Seconds, Not Minutes

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Is Adapt DDoS Protection Right for You?

Adapt DDoS Protection is built for organizations that depend on business-critical applications and services, resilient connectivity, and TierPoint-managed infrastructure. Ideal for organizations with:

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Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)

Protection integrated directly into your connectivity.

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Colocation & Hosting

For workloads in TierPoint-hosted or colocated infrastructure.

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Private, Managed & Multitenant Cloud

Consistent protection across cloud models

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Hybrid Infrastructure

Coverage across multiple infrastructure types

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Lean Network & Security Teams

No added tools to manage in house

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Integrated and Managed Protection

Built into your environment, managed by security experts

What Our Partners are Saying:

By combining Corero’s DDoS technology with TierPoint’s managed services expertise, we’re making advanced protection easier to adopt, operate, and access for organizations of every size."

MICHELLE RAGUSA-MCBAIN
Global Vice President of Channels and Alliances, Corero Network Security

Protection Built In, Not Bolted On

Many DDoS solutions are layered on top of your existing infrastructure. A separate vendor, a separate dashboard, a separate point of accountability. Adapt DDoS Protection is different: it's delivered through the same TierPoint infrastructure that hosts, connects, and supports your environment. Protection isn't something extra to manage, it's part of the platform your applications already run on.

People and Platform, Working Together

Adapt DDoS Protection isn't just automated technology, it's backed by a team that monitors, tunes, and responds around the clock. Consider us an extension of your team, bringing insight, structure, and confidence to your application availability strategy. DDoS response isn’t something that falls entirely on your shoulders.

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FAQs

What is Adapt DDoS Protection?

What types of DDoS attacks can Adapt DDoS Protection detect and mitigate?

Do I need a separate DDoS monitoring tool if I have Adapt DDoS Protection?

Is Adapt DDoS Protection a fully managed service, or do I need my own security team to run it?

Who is Adapt DDoS Protection designed for?

How is Adapt DDoS Protection different from adding on a third-party DDoS service?

Ready to Strengthen Service Availability?

Modern DDoS attacks need always-on protection. Talk to a TierPoint security engineer about adding Adapt DDoS Protection to your environment.