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Providers That Respond For You
20 providers
24/7 MDR through Arctic Wolf's Aurora platform, Concierge Security Team guidance and supported Active Response containment workflows
You still own Choosing the MDR bundle, Concierge tier, add-ons, warranty eligibility and retention scope
24/7 Managed XDR across selected Barracuda and third-party security controls, with SOC triage and scope-dependent automated response
You still own Confirming which XDR modules are included and which assets, users or devices are covered
24/7 SOC investigation, threat hunting, reporting and pre-approved containment through Bitdefender GravityZone
You still own Choosing the MDR or MDR PLUS scope and enabling the required GravityZone coverage
24/7 managed detection and response through Blackpoint's CompassOne platform, with SOC investigation, endpoint and cloud coverage, active containment, MSP workflow integrations and optional posture, logging and application-control modules.
You still own Deploying and maintaining agents, cloud connectors and supported integrations
Managed detections, cloud SIEM visibility, guided findings and edition-based containment actions in Blumira's own platform
You still own Connecting cloud, identity, endpoint, firewall and SaaS sources and keeping permissions current
24x7 MDR monitoring, investigation, false-positive reduction, alert resolution workflow, scoped response actions, coverage-gap visibility and SOC collaboration through CORR and MOBILESOC.
You still own Licensing, deploying and maintaining the EDR, SIEM, identity, cloud and other tools in scope
24/7 triage, managed threat hunting and remote containment by CrowdStrike on the Falcon platform
You still own Deploying and maintaining required Falcon modules
24/7 Dell SOC monitoring, threat investigation, threat hunting and pre-approved platform response for supported XDR environments
You still own Pre-approving which threat response actions Dell may take in the platform
24/7 MDR monitoring, threat hunting, alert validation, investigation, multi-signal correlation, containment actions, incident handling and reporting through eSentire Atlas XDR and eSentire's SOC team.
You still own Granting and maintaining access to endpoint, identity, cloud, email, SIEM and network tools that eSentire is expected to monitor or use for response
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, Workbench visibility, cross-product correlation, remediation recommendations and pre-approved auto-remediation through supported tools.
You still own Maintaining and licensing the endpoint, identity, cloud, email, SaaS, network and SIEM tools in scope
24/7 MDR over Field Effect's endpoint, cloud and network telemetry, with AROs and policy-bound active response
You still own Choosing the Active Response policy and excluding critical systems where downtime risk matters
Managed endpoint, identity, and SIEM monitoring with human SOC investigation, incident reports, and supported containment actions inside the Huntress platform.
You still own Deploying agents and configuring Microsoft 365, SIEM, PSA, and ticketing integrations
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, phone or email escalation and covered containment actions for licensed endpoints, Microsoft 365 and firewall signals
You still own Licensing every endpoint and Microsoft 365 account that needs MDR coverage
24/7 Mandiant MDR with alert triage, investigation, threat hunting, curated detections, investigation reports, supported technology integrations and scoped response actions through Google SecOps and partner tools.
You still own Licensing and operating the Google Security Operations environment and required partner technologies
24/7 Microsoft-managed triage, investigation, proactive hunting, managed response recommendations and scoped remediation actions for eligible Microsoft Defender XDR incidents.
You still own Licensing and actively deploying the eligible Defender and Entra products that define service coverage
24/7 managed detection, triage, investigation and contracted response through Orange Cyberdefense CyberSOCs, Core Fusion and supported EDR, NDR, SIEM, cloud and OT telemetry
You still own Connecting and maintaining agreed endpoint, network, cloud, identity, SIEM and OT telemetry sources
24/7 SOC monitoring, alert validation, investigation, exposure-informed prioritization, threat hunting, incident-response support, Rapid7 SIEM visibility, unlimited log ingestion in published packages, 13-month retention and configured Active Response containment.
You still own Scoping protected endpoints, servers, networks and third-party event sources
24/7 MDR that investigates supported security telemetry and can run response playbooks through existing tools
You still own Approving which response playbooks can run automatically
24/7 SentinelOne-native MDR with alert monitoring, triage, investigation, managed response, threat hunting signals, analyst documentation, and containment or mitigation actions inside the contracted Singularity scope.
You still own Buying, deploying and maintaining SentinelOne Singularity modules and covered agents
24/7 managed detection, investigation, threat hunting and response through Sophos Central and supported integrations
You still own Selecting Collaborate, Authorize or Notify Only response mode
How to use this list
Use it when
- Use this list when the outcome matters more than the market label.
Do not assume
- Response can mean advice, remote containment, or full incident handling. Confirm the exact handoff before shortlisting.
Ask before shortlisting
- Confirm what the provider owns after an alert and what still stays with your team.
- Ask which response actions are pre-approved and which need your approval.
- Check how incidents are escalated when your team is offline.
Category background
These SOC providers go beyond detection and alerting — they take immediate action when threats are found. When a threat fires at 3 AM, their team contains it, investigates it, and remediates it without waiting for your team to wake up and respond.
Why Choose a Provider That Responds For You
The #1 gap in most organizations’ security isn’t detection — it’s response. Many companies can detect threats through their existing tools, but lack the staff, expertise, or 24/7 coverage to respond quickly enough. These providers close that gap by taking full ownership of the response process, dramatically reducing the time between detection and containment.
What to Expect
Providers in this category typically contain threats within minutes, not hours. They use a combination of automation and human expertise to isolate compromised systems, disable attacker access, and remediate damage. Most allow you to customize what response actions they can take autonomously versus what requires your approval.