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Binary Defense MDR

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Binary Defense MDR is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Blackpoint Cyber MDR is 5.3%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR is 16.4%, up from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Featured Reviews

Rich Ullom

AVP, IT Security Compliance and Audit/Information Security Officer at Western Reserve Group

Worth the money, fantastic communication, and fast service with an average response time of about four minutes on an alert

This is my third SOC. I have never had anybody react as well. So, it's hard for me to provide something that they could do better because I'm really happy with them. I just signed another three-year contract with them. I don't find any downside to them, but if I have to put one, it would be consistent manpower or staffing. The only area where the solution can be improved is going to be with people. As they grow, they are struggling with the same thing that every other company is, which is getting talent and getting that talent to stay, but they've just revised their tiering system to go from a flat analyst and manager to a three-tier solution where it goes through two or three before it gets elevated. That seems to have worked out well, so if one level misses it, the next one picks it up, and it works out fine. Consistent staffing is the only challenge they have because when you're hiring level-one analysts, you go through them pretty quickly. You'll probably hire them at 50K or 55K, and after they do it for a year, they find out they can make 85K somewhere else, and they bounce. So, their turnover is a little high, but that's it.

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Matthew Weisler

Sole Proprietor at Core-Infosec

Effectively monitors activity coming into endpoints without snapping off

The solution is all encompassing and can incorporate email monitoring. The solution does local network discovery by monitoring activity coming into endpoints rather than snapping off like other products. For example, a prior client took her corporate laptop home and her son's Xbox was hacked. It was trying to compromise her workstation as well but the solution spotted it and prevented malicious activity.

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Raj Choudahry

Chief Financial Officer at Nibbi Bros., Inc.

Helps improve our security posture, frees up IT staff time, and is stable

We use CrowdStrike Falcon Complete as our MSSP. We previously relied on antivirus products like Sophos and Malwarebytes, which seemed to function adequately. However, Sophos lacked centralized management, requiring our IT team to manually review over a hundred security notifications daily. This…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The biggest aspect for us is that they are able to conform to our environment and utilize our tools. That way, we still maintain ownership of all the data and access to the applications, and we never lose control of the ability to run the solution ourselves if we need to."

"Binary Defense's most valuable feature is the 24/7 monitoring and threat hunting. Their team checks the latest breaches and how they're done."

"The case interface is Binary Defense MDR's most valuable feature."

"Our mean time to response has gone down. We're much faster with direct response and have more investigative capabilities than we did before."

"The most valuable features are the SIEM and the ticketing function; the latter is very smooth and easy to read and understand. We don't have any issues looking at the ticketing information when we're trying to identify what's going on."

"The best part about Binary Defense MDR is that it runs on everything, and they keep an eye on things 24/7."

"Binary Defense is comprehensive. We see most of the questionable activity. Once you see things a couple of times and are familiar with the processes, you know what those are. The level of activity is definitely favorable."

"The speed at which their services are reactive is valuable. Nowadays, when a threat hits an endpoint, you've got minutes, not hours or days. Their average response time is about four minutes on an alert. For anything that needs to be sent to us, it's about fourteen minutes, which is pretty good. They're the third SOC that I've used in fifteen years. By far, they are the quickest ones to act. When you're looking at prevention, that's a key factor."

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"On my end, the most valuable feature of this solution is that I can install it and forget about it. After that, their SOC team takes over and they only call me when there's a problem."

"The solution is all encompassing and can incorporate email monitoring."

"The solution also watches over Microsoft 365 and keeps a copy of logs."

"Technical support is helpful."

"Crowdstrike has better support than Carbon Black."

"It is a cloud-based solution. You can easily scale it."

"It is a major anti-malware solution. It can stop zero-day attacks and ransomware attacks. There are so many features in CrowdStrike. Falcon Overwatch is a valuable module. It is lightweight on the endpoints. It doesn't have any scanning mechanism. It works on artificial intelligence, static analysis, and dynamic analysis. There is no signature available on this. It is a pretty easy solution. It is cloud-based, so there is no driver maintenance or anything like that. You can go anywhere in the world. If you have internet, you'll get connected to the cloud and the policies that it contains. It is pretty simple."

"It is a stable solution."

"CrowdStrike Falcon Complete provides complete details of any malicious activity, including the impact date and file source."

"It's not a signature-based solution, which is ideal for us."

"The response service is the most valuable as it frees up our IT staff to focus on other tasks."

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Cons

"It's sometimes difficult to know when to engage Binary Defense or TrustedSec, their sister company. TrustedSec is more focused on offensive security, as opposed to the defensive security that the MDR solution provides. It would be awesome if there were a better bridge between that relationship for when we need to get more proactive services or when we need to do a penetration test."

"While my understanding is that they're working on this, I would like to see some more of the quantification or reporting."

"We should be able to isolate devices faster. They should shorten the time between clicking on a device to contain it and carrying out the action. That would be a welcome improvement."

"The only area I see for improvement with Binary Defense is their service portal. It could benefit from some enhancements."

"The only area for improvement that I can think of relates to statistical analysis for SLAs. They are in the middle of moving to a new product called D3 which is going to do some backend work for them. I know they are working to improve some of the help desk statistics, such as the time the tickets open and the time they are closed."

"It's hard to think of anything that they need to improve on, but just to point out something, I would like to see them provide advanced XDR."

"The current reporting system could benefit from improvement."

"I would like to see more frequent check-ins with our security status."

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"The solution does not tie into other EDR products like CyberArk or CrowdStrike but that might be more useful."

"The feature we keep asking for is a vulnerability scan."

"Some texts seem to report items as normal too quickly."

"The support is good from CrowdStrike Falcon Complete. We call them and we have a response immediately. They could improve by increasing their knowledge."

"I prefer to put a pound into the prevention and an ounce into the cure, but CrowdStrike put more focus into the EDR. This works as a business model for them, as they get a lot of customers purchasing their MDR services, usually SMBs lacking the staff to leverage the EDR tool themselves adequately. We have many such customers. I would much rather see more refinement and investment into the prevention side of the equation, though CrowdStrike has a good engine. The solution is as effective as SentinelOne and Windows Defender for Endpoint; it's an excellent endpoint protection solution."

"They are doing very well in continuously improving their product. The only thing is that it is completely cloud-based, and some customers don't really like that type of approach, but you can only provide such a solution when you have cloud-based intelligence. On the other end, we know that it is sometimes a breaking point for some of the customers. They could potentially have an on-prem or hybrid solution. Any antivirus needs to have its features updated. If there could be a relay between them, it would be helpful, but that's very hard to do. So, you either accept that approach and have the benefit with this little disadvantage."

"Its price and integration into a pre-existing process could be better."

"The solution needs to have human involvement, they could improve by having more automation where the solution can take the necessary action on time and more accurately."

"Falcon Complete's user interface isn't very user-friendly, especially for writing rules."

"There can be an application for the mobile device for the administrator of the platform to have an overview. In less than two minutes, they should be able to see what is going on and take action."

"The tool's customer service team’s inability to respond to our company’s queries is an area where improvements are needed."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is on target. Working with their sales team on pricing negotiations was a pleasant process. They were very respectful of the constraints we had and I feel that we're paying a fair price."

"From the initial cost that Binary Defense came in with, we pared it down quite a bit over the course of 30 or 60 days. My leadership would say that their cost was high, but realistically, they were in line with the market."

"Binary Defense MDR is priced competitively and may be slightly lower than CrowdStrike."

"After we acquired this platform, we met with a number of different vendors. Binary Defense came in with a proposal that was surprisingly affordable. In fact, we were able to recoup the cost of their services within a short period of time. This is because Binary Defense is able to provide the same level of security as a team of two or three in-house analysts but at a fraction of the cost. As a result, Binary Defense is saving us an estimated $250,000 to $300,000 per year."

"Binary Defense has changed its pricing model from being primarily based on the volume of data to one based on escalations and incidents they handle."

"The pricing is very good. They are definitely competitive and they were lower at the time that we went with them."

"The solution's price is spot on; if anything, it's slightly below the norm for most services. Compared to building the same team internally, it would cost more to create the same amount of capability than what we get from an external team. Price-wise, Binary Defense is in a great spot."

"It's valued at the right price. Even with the number of endpoints we have, we don't feel that it's a lot more than any competitor. In fact, it might be less expensive when you look at the fact that you're getting a full flex SOC out of it along with the tools."

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"The pricing is reasonable."

"The pricing is in line with other products."

"It is not cheap, and it is not overpriced. It positions itself in the upper half of pricing in the market. You can find a product that claims to do the same and is super cheap, but it'll be not at all good. You can find something that says it does everything in the world, and it is the best thing since sliced bread, but it would be incredibly expensive. Falcon Complete is neither of those. It is always best to go somewhere in the middle, but it is not in the middle. It is in the upper half. So, it is by no means cheap, but it is worth it. Its pricing is well fixed. Given what you get in return, you wouldn't feel bad paying for it. They have a great licensing model. You can add extra bells and whistles if you want. There is that ability to reduce the price by turning off certain features if you wish."

"The price of this solution is expensive compared to others solutions."

"The pricing is a little bit higher than other OEM competitors in the market, like SentinelOne and Trend Micro."

"There is an annual subscription."

"The pricing is a little bit expensive for our region."

"Pricing is reasonable."

"We pay 40,000 euros to use this solution."

"While the cost is relatively high, it is justified by the value it brings."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Binary Defense MDR?

The most valuable feature is reviewing tickets and the notes added by technicians.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Binary Defense MDR?

It has been good. We have saved money, and we have a better product. We are a company that has become an enterprise f...

What needs improvement with Binary Defense MDR?

We are going to have a meeting with them the following Monday. It will be our first quarterly business review. Half o...

What do you like most about Blackpoint Cyber MDR?

The solution is all encompassing and can incorporate email monitoring.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blackpoint Cyber MDR?

The pricing is in line with other products. On average, it costs $8 to $10 per endpoint but there are volume discount...

What needs improvement with Blackpoint Cyber MDR?

The solution does not tie into other EDR products like CyberArk or CrowdStrike but that might be more useful. Not too...

What do you like most about CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?

It is a cloud-based solution. You can easily scale it.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?

CrowdStrike has a reasonable price. It's a good price, but if CrowdStrike offered coupons or discounts on a monthly o...

What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?

The tool's customer service team’s inability to respond to our company’s queries is an area where improvements are ne...

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Also Known As

Binary Defense Vision, Binary Defense Managed Detection and Response, Binary Defense Managed Detection & Response

Blackpoint Cyber Managed Detection + Response, Blackpoint Cyber Managed Detection and Response

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Binary Defense

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Overview

Binary Defense provides a Managed Detection and Response service using an Open XDR strategy that detects and isolates threats early in the attack lifecycle. Expert security analysts in the Binary Defense Security Operations Center leverage an attacker’s mindset, monitoring your environments for security events 24x7x365 and acting as an extension of your security teams. When a security event occurs, Binary Defense analysts triage, disposition, and prioritize the event. Analysts conduct full kill chain analysis and supply tactical and strategic mitigation recommendations to your security team with the goal of increasing your organization’s security posture against the latest adversary threats.

Visit us online at https://www.binarydefense.com

As cyber attackers become more advanced, an increasing amount of organizations are looking to their Managed Service Providers to provide state-of-the-art network security; however, many MSPs lack the personnel or expertise to offer such a service.

THE SOLUTION:
Partnering with a dedicated, around-the-clock team focused on catching breaches and rapidly responding to contain them. Our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team is made up of former US Intelligence cyber experts with real-world experience and their only mission is to monitor your and your clients' networks and detain threats before it's too late.

Not only do we have the best minds in the industry; we also have the best tools. Our MDR team will leverage our patented security operations and incident response platform SNAP-Defense - combining network visualization, insider threat monitoring, anti-malware, traffic analysis, and endpoint security in one rapidly deployed service.

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR provides advanced endpoint protection through behavioral-based analysis, threat hunting, and zero-day attack prevention for devices, servers, clients, and mobile endpoints.

Organizations utilize CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR for comprehensive security management, including monitoring and detecting vulnerabilities, ransomware protection, and enhancing overall security postures. It replaces traditional antiviruses and seamlessly integrates with other security solutions to ensure proactive threat management.

What are the key features of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR?

AI and Machine Learning Detection: Identifies sophisticated threats using advanced algorithms.
Comprehensive Threat Intelligence: Delivers in-depth threat data for informed decision-making.
Real-Time Updates: Ensures constant protection against emerging threats.
Scalable Deployment: Adapts to organizational growth and changes.
Responsive Threat Hunting: Proactively searches for potential threats in the environment.
Minimal CPU Usage: Operates efficiently without hampering performance.
User-Friendly Dashboards: Simplifies monitoring and management tasks.
Strong Integration: Works well with other security tools and platforms.
Proactive Monitoring: Continuously observes systems to preemptively address issues.
Extensive Forensic Capabilities: Offers deep insights into security incidents.
Lightweight Endpoint Agent: Ensures endpoints are protected without affecting performance.
Efficient Incident Response: Quickly addresses and mitigates security breaches.
Broad OS Support: Compatible with a wide range of operating systems.

What benefits or ROI should be considered?

Reduced Downtime: Minimizes disruptions through swift threat detection and response.
Enhanced Security Posture: Strengthens overall security through comprehensive protection measures.
Cost Savings: Lowers expenses by replacing multiple security tools with an integrated solution.
Scalability: Adapts to the growing and changing needs of the organization.
Proactive Threat Management: Identifies and mitigates threats before they cause significant damage.

In specific industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR is implemented to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, protect sensitive data, and defend against sophisticated threats. These sectors benefit from CrowdStrike's robust endpoint protection mechanisms and detailed forensic capabilities, which help maintain security integrity and operational continuity.

Sample Customers

Securitas USA, Black Hills Energy, Lincoln Electric,The J.M. Smuckers Company, New York Community Bank, State of Connecticut, NCR

CoreRecon, Peerless Tech Solutions, Lorien Health

Palm Beach State College, Mercedes-AMG, Pokemon, Telstra, Goldman Sachs, Zebra

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