We performed a comparison between Field Effect Covalence and Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about CrowdStrike, Arctic Wolf Networks, Huntress and others in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)."The most valuable part of Binary Defense is its team of cybersecurity analysts. Their analysts filter out the noise and only forward the critical threats that require a response instead of false positives."
"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."
"The customization has been the most valuable aspect and was really the reason we ended up selecting Binary Defense. They worked with us to provide exactly the level of support, features, response, and collaboration we needed."
"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."
"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."
"One of the main benefits of Binary Defense MDR is the ability to easily meet with their support team to discuss any issues we encounter."
"With Binary Defense, we don't just get an alert, but also a detailed rundown of why they're alerting us on it. They tell us what was executed, or the username, script, or IP. That way, we're not wasting time investigating."
"The case interface is Binary Defense MDR's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspect of Field Effect Covalence is its ability to continuously monitor for and identify potential threats."
"It provides valuable insights into our IT environment, enabling us to improve reselling, upgrades, and customer management."
"It is easy to manage surveillance."
"The most valuable features are Action Recommendations of Observations, which keep us informed about existing vulnerabilities so we can proactively update our endpoints and those of our customers against potential threats."
"I get alerts if there's malicious activity or restrictions, should they any suspicious activity emerge."
"Covalence's cloud protection element has been excellent. A lot of organizations are using 365. It's hard to find a secure solution for protecting accounts. We've gone down the path of trying to utilize other security solutions for that particular area. We've been disappointed and always come back to trying to implement Covalence when we can so we know people are safe."
"I appreciate the "set it and forget it" nature of Field Effect Covalence."
"It's running in the background and does a packet-level analysis of everything that comes in. It also has an auto-response feature, so if something gets through and is clicked on, or somehow gets through the network, it gets isolated and quarantined, and we get notified."
"The solution helps to detect some suspicious items for us and our clients."
"I would like to see more frequent check-ins with our security status."
"The current reporting system could benefit from improvement."
"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."
"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."
"We found that an earlier version of the agent had high memory usage and that was a bit concerning, but we raised the concern with their support team and they immediately replied that they had noticed the same thing and had a candidate fix already available... it totally fixed the issue."
"Binary Defense MDR could be even better with additional features, like automatic scans and file quarantine."
"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."
"I would like to get more reports from Binary Defense about what they're blocking."
"While the reporting is good, I would like more of a white-label option with my company's name at the top and a clean look for the report."
"The area where they can make it better is by giving responses to the end-user. For example, when there is an alert to the administrator, I get it. I have to copy and paste everything to everyone... And then I have to follow up with them, and it's a real pain."
"In the "Arrows" tab, if we encounter multiple duplicate recommendations, it would be helpful to be able to select and resolve or dismiss them all at once."
"Because this is a security solution, I would recommend that they extend their support hours, and perhaps for emergencies, even to 24/7 or 24/5."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"I'd like improved visibility into the backend data where logs are stored, along with integrations with a wider range of products."
"They put too much detail into the emails."
"The tagging of ARO closure has room for improvement."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
Field Effect Covalence is ranked 6th in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with 21 reviews while Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting is ranked 21st in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with 1 review. Field Effect Covalence is rated 9.2, while Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Field Effect Covalence writes "Helps to manage cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and improve our security team's efficiency and security posture ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting writes "Provides security for organizations by detecting suspicious items". Field Effect Covalence is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, SentinelOne Vigilance, Huntress, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Blackpoint Cyber MDR, whereas Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting is most compared with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR, Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR, Blackpoint Cyber MDR and Huntress.
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