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About Our team of highly trained cybersecurity professionals provides expertise in compliance, tool assessments, threat hunting, incident response and more. Critical Start is leading the way in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services. With a unique approach that treats every security alert as equal, Critical Start's proprietary Trusted Behavior Registry allows security analysts to resolve every alert. Our mission is simple: protect our customers’ brand while reducing their risk. We do this for organizations of all sizes through our award-winning portfolio, from the delivery of managed security services to security-readiness assessments using our proven framework, the Defendable Network, professional services, and product fulfillment. TEAMARES, a specialized group within Critical Start, that focuses on understanding your environment more deeply, assess how today’s attacks can impact your organization and better defend your environment.	About We create space for you to do what you love about security (even if it's not thinking about it). Managed security: 24x7 detection, response, and resilience. We spot attacks and provide immediate answers. Recommendations are specific and data-driven. Transparent cybersecurity, no more MSSPs. No “internal analyst console.” No curtain to look (or hide) behind. No more wondering. Full visibility, see and use the same interface our analysts use. Get a real-time look at how we're making critical decisions. Watch investigations unfold. When we spot an attack, we’ll give you answers, written in plain English, that tell you exactly what to do. See exactly what our analysts are doing, even as an investigation is unfolding. You choose your own security tech. We make it work harder. Resilience recommendations measurably improve your security. Our analysts provide specific recommendations based on data from your environment and past trends.
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Audience Companies wanting to reduce risks and manage the cybersecurity of their teams	Audience Companies interested in a SOC as a Service solution for their cybersecurity needs
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Company Information Critical Start Founded: 2012 United States www.criticalstart.com	Company Information Expel Founded: 2016 United States expel.com
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Categories Cybersecurity Supported IT Security Supported Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Supported SIEM Supported Threat Hunting Supported	Categories AI SOC Supported Anti-Phishing Supported Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) Supported Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Supported SIEM Supported Threat Hunting Supported
Show More Features Cybersecurity Features AI / Machine Learning Supported Behavioral Analytics Supported Endpoint Management Supported Incident Management Supported IOC Verification Supported Tokenization Supported Vulnerability Scanning Supported Whitelisting / Blacklisting Supported
Integrations AWS Marketplace Not Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Not Supported Aurora Endpoint Security Not Supported Carbon Black EDR Not Supported Cisco Cloudlock Not Supported Cisco Duo Not Supported CrowdStrike Falcon Not Supported Darktrace Not Supported Fortinet SD-WAN Not Supported GitHub Not Supported Google Cloud Platform Not Supported Jira Not Supported Microsoft 365 Not Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Not Supported Revelstoke Supported ServiceNow Not Supported Signal Sciences Not Supported Symantec Advanced Threat Protection Not Supported Zscaler Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 1 Integration	Integrations AWS Marketplace Supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Aurora Endpoint Security Supported Carbon Black EDR Supported Cisco Cloudlock Supported Cisco Duo Supported CrowdStrike Falcon Supported Darktrace Supported Fortinet SD-WAN Supported GitHub Supported Google Cloud Platform Supported Jira Supported Microsoft 365 Supported Microsoft Azure Supported Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Supported Revelstoke Not Supported ServiceNow Supported Signal Sciences Supported Symantec Advanced Threat Protection Supported Zscaler Supported Show More Integrations View All 27 Integrations
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