Cloud-native applications are the rulers of modern IT infrastructure. However, no ruler is without enemies, or in this case, threats. Mean Time to Resolution, or popularly known as MTTR, is one of the critical success factors in managing risk and ensuring service continuity. MTTR is measured in terms of the speed at which security teams can detect and resolve threats. Consequently, this has become a critical component in ensuring cloud applications can identify and resolve threats quickly and without major fallbacks.
Sweet Security, a rising leader in the cloud security space, is setting new industry benchmarks by drastically reducing cloud MTTR by as much as 90% through a unique blend of Unified Detection & Response, real-time threat detection, and AI-powered insights.
In this blog post, we explore Sweet Security's key mechanisms to reduce MTTR, including an integrated security stack, cutting-edge eBPF-based telemetry, and real-world validation from companies like Kaltura.
Unified detection and response for full-stack visibility
Traditional security tools often operate in silos, while Application Detection and Response (ADR), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), and Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) all offer partial visibility into cloud environments. Stitching these siloed insights together creates operational delays and inconsistent context. Sweet Security addresses this fragmentation through Unified Detection and Response, integrating ADR, CDR, and CWPP into a single platform.
This in turn, creates 360° visibility across application code, cloud workloads, and runtime infrastructure. They also help create cross-layer threat correlation by connecting signals from application misbehavior, container activity, and cloud service misconfigurations. Companies also benefit from consistent policy enforcement from development through production, which reduces the attack surface and increases response confidence.
This unified approach ensures security teams don’t have to juggle tools or manage hand-offs across domains. Instead, they gain one source of truth that bridges DevOps, SecOps, and cloud infrastructure teams.
Real-time threat detection: Reducing MTTR from hours to minutes
Sweet Security’s architecture is built for speed. It detects threats in as little as 30 seconds and launches automated or guided responses within 2–5 minutes. This contrasts with traditional detection systems, which often take hours or days to identify anomalous behavior and coordinate remediation.
Key enablers of this speed include:
- eBPF-based runtime sensors: These lightweight, kernel-level probes gather telemetry across containers and virtual machines without degrading performance, providing deep context into system behavior.
- Event correlation at scale: By continuously analyzing low-level events in real time, Sweet Security identifies behavioral anomalies and lateral movement patterns as they happen.
- Automated playbooks: Once a threat is confirmed, the platform can launch pre-configured playbooks that isolate workloads, block malicious IPs, or revoke access tokens automatically, without waiting for human intervention.
This orchestration results in an up to 90% reduction in MTTR, enabling businesses to contain threats before they escalate into breaches or downtime.
AI-powered insights to detect threats
At the heart of Sweet Security’s platform is a generative AI engine that works with eBPF sensors to analyze behavior and generate actionable insights. This allows the platform to:
- Filter Noise: By understanding the normal behavior of each cloud workload, the AI model suppresses benign anomalies and surfaces only high-confidence threats.
- Accelerate Root Cause Analysis: Instead of flagging a suspicious process, the platform contextualizes the behavior, identifying the intent behind a script or command and offering detailed remediation steps.
- Adapt to Evolving Threats: The AI continuously learns from new data across multiple customers and environments, enabling rapid adaptation to zero-day attacks and novel attack vectors.
AI accelerates detection and reduces false positives, a major drain on analyst time. Security teams no longer waste hours chasing irrelevant alerts as they act confidently and quickly.
Case Study: How Kaltura Achieved Lightning-Fast Resolution with Sweet Security
Kaltura, a global video technology company, turned to Sweet Security to address the increasing complexity of securing its multi-cloud environment. They needed a granular run-time visibility for their multi-cloud environment. Unifying visibility across application activity and infrastructure changes has been crucial in gathering forensic data. With average detection times of 30 seconds and the ability to respond to incidents in 2-5 minutes, Sweet helped Kaltura decrease Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by an impressive 90%, allowing the video game company to respond faster and more effectively.
“Sweet Security's Cloud Native Detection and Response platform has been a game changer for us,” said Shai Sivan, CISO at Kaltura.
Why reduced MTTR matters in cloud environments
Reducing MTTR isn’t just a technical KPI; it’s a business imperative. It reduces blast radius, thus ensuring a smaller impact on data and service. As a result, there is a low recovery cost due to minimal incident response time and downtime’s operational and financial toll.
On the other hand, fast response times help meet SLAs, regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and internal security policies. By automating routine actions and filtering irrelevant alerts, security analysts can focus on strategic improvements and proactive threat hunting.
In essence, shorter MTTR equals stronger resilience.
Conclusion
Sweet Security can be considered a new breed of cloud-native security platforms designed for the complexities of containers, ephemeral workloads, and distributed architectures. They offer the ability to unify detection, apply intelligent automation, and adapt in real time through AI insights.
As cloud environments continue to grow in scale and complexity, platforms like Sweet Security are becoming indispensable for security, business continuity, and operational excellence.
Interested in learning how Sweet Security can reduce your MTTR and secure your cloud workloads? Contact their team or request a demo to see the platform in action.
