Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald District Administration Deploys G DATA MXDR for 24/7 Security
Summary
The Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district administration says G DATA MXDR now monitors more than 2,300 clients and servers around the clock. Its rollout began in spring 2025 and took about four months.
Key points
- The district administration selected managed detection and response because its five-person security team could not provide in-house, around-the-clock monitoring.
- Its requirements included 24/7 monitoring, immediate response, automated attack containment, transparent reporting, and a European provider aligned with GDPR and BSI IT-Baseline Protection requirements.
- A proof of concept took place in 2024; deployment began in spring 2025 and was completed in about four months across more than 2,300 clients and numerous servers.
- Alerts are sent as service-desk tickets for expert handling, and a web portal displays detected attack attempts and responses.
- During a WebEx session, MXDR flagged suspicious redirects to external websites; the alert was later determined to be a false positive.
- The district says its own after-hours on-call duty has not yet been activated.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Managed security service deployment
- Impact
- According to IT administrator Manuel Seifer, the deployment extended around-the-clock monitoring and response to more than 2,300 clients and numerous servers at the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district administration office. The rollout took approximately four months and was virtually unnoticeable to employees. A reported alert during a WebEx session proved to be a false positive; the administration's out-of-hours on-call duty had not been activated.
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