How Do You Choose a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)?

Source: Hacker News

Featured MSSP Providers

Arctic Wolf

• Location: Eden Prairie, MN
• Employees: 1000+
• SLA: Minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), SIEM Management, Vulnerability Management, +4 more
• Serves: SMB (51‑200), Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: Arctic Wolf delivers security operations as a concierge service, combining its cloud‑native platform with a dedicated team of security experts assigned to each…

BlueVoyant

• Location: New York, NY
• Employees: 500‑1000
• SLA: 15 minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Cloud Security, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, +1 more
• Serves: Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: BlueVoyant is an AI‑driven managed cyber defense firm founded in 2017, protecting networks, supply chains, and digital footprints for 1,000+ global clients.

CrowdStrike Falcon Complete

• Location: Austin, TX
• Employees: 1000+
• SLA: Minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Endpoint Protection, Cloud Security, Incident Response, +3 more
• Serves: SMB (51‑200), Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is a fully managed endpoint protection and detection service built natively on the Falcon platform, providing turnkey MDR with Crowd…

Deepwatch

• Location: Tampa, FL
• Employees: 200‑500
• SLA: 15 minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), SIEM Management, Vulnerability Management, +3 more
• Serves: SMB (51‑200), Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: Deepwatch provides managed detection and response with a cloud‑native platform and assigned security experts, focusing on fast deployment and high‑fidelity threat…

eSentire

• Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
• Employees: 500‑1000
• SLA: 15 minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, +2 more
• Serves: Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: eSentire is a global MDR leader founded in 2001, protecting 2,000+ organizations across 80+ countries with 24/7 threat detection, containment, and response.

Expel

• Location: Herndon, VA
• Employees: 500‑1000
• SLA: 15 minutes
• Services: Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Cloud Security, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, +2 more
• Serves: SMB (51‑200), Mid‑Market (201‑1000), Enterprise (1000+)
• Description: Expel provides transparent, technology‑driven managed detection and response that gives customers full visibility into how security decisions are made and threats…

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