As security threats quickly continue to evolve, our approaches to security must evolve as well. Legacy signature-based antivirus solutions are no longer enough to prevent the highly targeted attacks of today, making traditional solutions an inadequate defense. The ongoing shift to XDR and the rise of MXDR services for prevention that leverages machine learning for behavioral detections early in the attack progression. This complimentary research report includes input from 351 IT and Cybersecurity professionals, 19% of whom are responsible for protection of financial institutions: