While approaches vary by XDR vendor for how to accomplish this, Secureworks has embraced an "open" XDR approach, with a platform that integrates feeds from third-party security tools. That data is then normalized and analyzed, using capabilities that Secureworks has honed through its two decades in cybersecurity, Thomas told VentureBeat. Founded in 1999, Secureworks has been a longtime player in incident response and security operations, she noted.