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Arctic Wolf vs Bishop Fox

Arctic Wolf sells managed detection and response, cloud detection and response, managed security awareness and endpoint security, with a Concierge Security Team delivering the services. Bishop Fox sells offensive security services, including penetration testing and continuous security testing. CISO Tribune files both under External attack surface management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Arctic Wolf vs Bishop Fox: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Arctic WolfArctic Wolf sells managed detection and response, cloud detection and response, managed security awareness and endpoint security, with a Concierge Security Team delivering the services.arcticwolf.comBishop FoxBishop Fox sells offensive security services, including penetration testing and continuous security testing.bishopfox.com
What it sells
  • Managed Detection and Response[1][8][12]A service giving 24×7 monitoring of networks, endpoints and cloud environments.
  • Cloud Detection and Response[13]24×7 monitoring of Infrastructure as a Service and Software as a Service platforms.
  • Managed Security Awareness[14]Fully managed security awareness training with automated phishing simulations.
  • Aurora Endpoint Security[15]Endpoint protection that covers smartphones and tablets alongside desktop PCs and laptops.
  • Cosmos[3][7][13][14]Bishop Fox's cloud-native technology platform and the foundation of its offensive security services.
  • Penetration Testing Services[4]Bishop Fox penetration testing across applications, networks, products, cloud, and AI systems.
  • Application Penetration Testing[3][9][14]Testing of web, mobile, and other applications, including an AI-powered portfolio option.
  • External Penetration Testing[10]Perimeter testing that emulates targeted adversaries.
  • Hardware Penetration Testing[4][11]Testing of connected devices and their ecosystems.
  • Continuous Security Testing[5][8]Managed continuous testing that Bishop Fox ties to Continuous Threat Exposure Management programs.
  • AIMap[3]Open-source tool built by Bishop Fox for testing exposed AI endpoints.
Categories
Headquarters
Eden Prairie, United States[2]Tempe, United States[2]
Founded
2012[2]2005[1][4][8]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesSeries F (USD 150 million round), July 13, 2021[3]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
  • Oracle Red Bull Racing[4]
  • Southampton F.C.[5]
  • Minnesota Wild[6]
  • JCB Finance[7]
Not stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 14, 2026Arctic Wolf unveiled a new endpoint security solution.[23]
  • September 15, 2026Arctic Wolf launched Aurora MDR Connect, a tier of its managed detection and response service built only for managed service providers.[8]
  • August 3, 2026Arctic Wolf introduced Arctic Wolf Cyber Resilience, a suite of products and services meant to reduce cyber risk, improve readiness and speed recovery.[9]
  • May 12, 2026Arctic Wolf launched Aurora Exposure Management, a product family that combines Aurora Vulnerability Management and Aurora Attack Surface Management.[10]
  • March 23, 2026Arctic Wolf unveiled the Aurora Superintelligence Platform.[22]
  • February 10, 2026Bishop Fox announced an updated application penetration testing service that combines its expert testing teams with its proprietary AI engine, Cosmos AI.[14]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Arctic Wolf says it detects advanced threats and manages risks across healthcare, financial services, legal, manufacturing, government and more. Arctic Wolf addresses security teams that need a partner to remove the operational overhead of running an agentic SOC. Arctic Wolf describes community banks as having smaller operating budgets and fewer resources than larger regional or national financial institutions. Arctic Wolf provides an Insurance Partner Program for brokers and carriers. Arctic Wolf OEM Solutions are aimed at ISVs, MSSPs, U.S Federal Agencies and security companies.From its own pages, Bishop Fox sells mainly to organizations that want offensive security testing of their applications, cloud, networks, devices, and AI systems. Bishop Fox says most enterprises manage many applications with constrained budgets and headcount. Customers it describes include a healthcare technology company moving to SaaS, an energy provider facing nation-state threats to critical infrastructure, and a financial services organization. Its hardware testing is aimed at healthcare devices, consumer tech, and industrial systems. Bishop Fox says it works with customers who are looking to safely deploy AI, release a new app or service, or validate corporate governance. Cosmos is delivered as a managed platform, so customers do not deploy or maintain it themselves.
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October 10, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox are both filed under External attack surface management.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Arctic Wolf's primary category is MDR and managed SOC; Bishop Fox's is Penetration testing and red team services.
  • Arctic Wolf is also filed under Incident response and forensics and Security awareness training.
  • Arctic Wolf lists Managed Detection and Response, Cloud Detection and Response, Managed Security Awareness and Aurora Endpoint Security. Bishop Fox lists Cosmos, Penetration Testing Services, Application Penetration Testing, External Penetration Testing, Hardware Penetration Testing and 2 more.
  • Arctic Wolf is headquartered in Eden Prairie, United States. Bishop Fox is headquartered in Tempe, United States.
  • Arctic Wolf was founded in 2012. Bishop Fox was founded in 2005.
  • Arctic Wolf's latest recorded funding is Series F (USD 150 million round), dated July 13, 2021.
  • Arctic Wolf publicly names Oracle Red Bull Racing, Southampton F.C., Minnesota Wild and JCB Finance.

What it sells: Arctic Wolf

What Managed Detection and Response does[1][8][12]
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is delivered by the Arctic Wolf Concierge Security Team. It provides a managed approach to detection, response and recovery. Coverage is based on the number of users, servers and internet egress points.
What Cloud Detection and Response does[13]
Arctic Wolf Cloud Detection and Response is delivered by the Arctic Wolf Concierge Security Team. Cloud Detection and Response can detect unsecured cloud resources, such as S3 buckets.
What Managed Security Awareness does[14]
Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness includes fully managed security awareness training, access to security experts, and automated phishing simulations with pre-packaged training. Managed Security Awareness Plus adds role-based content, a content library and reported phishing analytics.
What Aurora Endpoint Security does[15]
With Aurora Endpoint Security, organizations can secure smartphones and tablets alongside desktop PCs and laptops. Aurora Endpoint Defense protects, detects and responds to real malware as well as adversary tactics and techniques.

What it sells: Bishop Fox

What Cosmos does[3][7][13][14]
Cosmos builds and verifies a living inventory of an organization's external attack surface. It integrates with customer workflows through Jira and ServiceNow, syncing validated findings into existing ticketing systems. Bishop Fox operates and manages Cosmos as part of its services, and customers do not deploy or maintain it.
What Penetration Testing Services does[4]
Bishop Fox penetration testing spans applications, networks, products, cloud, and AI systems. Engagements cover web and mobile apps, cloud environments in AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes, and IoT, consumer, commercial, and industrial devices.
What Application Penetration Testing does[3][9][14]
Bishop Fox runs in-depth manual and dynamic analyses of Android and iOS devices and apps, guided by OWASP testing methodologies. Bishop Fox AI-Powered Application Penetration Testing delivers validated, expert-reviewed findings across an entire portfolio.
What External Penetration Testing does[10]
Bishop Fox says its External Penetration Testing emulates targeted adversaries and results in discovery of defensive gaps, including likelihood of exploitation and business impact. Testing extends to public cloud storage services and peripheral web apps.
What Continuous Security Testing does[5][8]
Bishop Fox provides continuous security testing that it describes as integral to a successful Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) program. Its managed services identify, prioritize, and help remediate business-impacting exposures.
What AIMap does[3]
AIMap is an open-source tool built by Bishop Fox. It discovers, scores, and tests exposed AI endpoints.

Questions about Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox

What do Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox sell?
Arctic Wolf sells Managed Detection and Response, Cloud Detection and Response, Managed Security Awareness and Aurora Endpoint Security. Bishop Fox sells Cosmos, Penetration Testing Services, Application Penetration Testing, External Penetration Testing, Hardware Penetration Testing and 2 more.
Are Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox in the same category?
They share External attack surface management. Arctic Wolf's primary category is MDR and managed SOC and Bishop Fox's is Penetration testing and red team services.
Where are Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox headquartered?
Arctic Wolf is headquartered in Eden Prairie, United States. Bishop Fox is headquartered in Tempe, United States.
When were Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox founded?
Arctic Wolf was founded in 2012. Bishop Fox was founded in 2005.
Who owns Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox?
Arctic Wolf's latest recorded funding is Series F (USD 150 million round), dated July 13, 2021.
Which customers do Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox name?
Arctic Wolf publicly names Oracle Red Bull Racing, Southampton F.C., Minnesota Wild and JCB Finance.
Who are Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox sold to?
From its own pages, Arctic Wolf says it detects advanced threats and manages risks across healthcare, financial services, legal, manufacturing, government and more. From its own pages, Bishop Fox sells mainly to organizations that want offensive security testing of their applications, cloud, networks, devices, and AI systems.
What have Arctic Wolf and Bishop Fox announced recently?
October 14, 2026: Arctic Wolf unveiled a new endpoint security solution. February 10, 2026: Bishop Fox announced an updated application penetration testing service that combines its expert testing teams with its proprietary AI engine, Cosmos AI.

About Arctic Wolf

Arctic Wolf sells managed detection and response, cloud detection and response, managed security awareness and endpoint security, with a Concierge Security Team delivering the services. Arctic Wolf says its Managed Detection and Response solution is delivered by the Arctic Wolf Concierge Security Team. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response provides 24×7 monitoring of networks, endpoints and cloud environments, along with a managed approach to detection, response and recovery. Security operations experts from the Concierge Security Team are paired with each customer to provide security expertise and proactive environment hardening guidance.[12][13]

Arctic Wolf says foundational technologies such as endpoint agents, unlimited log retention and search, and external network scanning are included as part of the core MDR offering. The Arctic Wolf team works with the customer to learn the network topology and to configure and deploy Arctic Wolf Sensors, Arctic Wolf Agents and cloud connectors. Arctic Wolf monitors log sources across Active Directory, Authentication, Endpoint, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Mail Servers, SaaS/IaaS, SSL-VPN, UTM, WAP and Web Gateways. Alerts can be tuned based on threshold, criticality and several other factors with the Concierge Security Team. The Arctic Wolf Cloud Monitoring solution works with Managed Detection and Response to collect telemetry from SaaS applications such as Office 365 and IaaS cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.[12]

Arctic Wolf Cloud Detection and Response provides 24×7 monitoring of Infrastructure as a Service and Software as a Service platforms. Arctic Wolf Cloud Detection and Response is delivered by the Arctic Wolf Concierge Security Team. Cloud Detection and Response is priced based on the number of user accounts and cloud servers protected. Cloud Detection and Response can detect unsecured cloud resources, such as S3 buckets. Cloud Detection and Response can detect key SaaS indicators of compromise, including suspicious logins or administrative activity, and malicious integrations. Cloud Detection and Response integrates with major IaaS platforms, including AWS and Azure, and with major SaaS platforms including Office365, Gsuite, Salesforce and Box. Cloud Detection and Response is built atop the same Arctic Wolf Platform and delivered by the same Concierge Security Team as all Arctic Wolf security operations solutions.[13]

Arctic Wolf Managed Security Awareness includes fully managed security awareness training, access to security experts, and automated phishing simulations with pre-packaged training. Arctic Wolf handles content creation, scheduling, quizzes, phishing tests and account takeover monitoring. Managed Security Awareness Plus adds industry-focused ongoing training, role-based content, a content library and reported phishing analytics. Arctic Wolf uses the latest microlearning techniques, including short and memorable awareness content.[14]

With Aurora Endpoint Security, organizations can secure smartphones and tablets alongside desktop PCs and laptops. Aurora Endpoint Defense protects, detects and responds to real malware as well as adversary tactics and techniques. Arctic Wolf describes its endpoint offering as AI-driven prevention, detection and response to stop endpoint threats before they disrupt a business.[15][16]

Arctic Wolf Security Operations Bundles offer a full suite of technology, security expertise and risk transfer options. Arctic Wolf says its Cyber Resilience Bundle combines security operations, workforce readiness and financial protection in one package. Arctic Wolf says the Aurora Agentic SOC makes it fast and easy for security teams to get the benefits of agentic AI without the cost and complexity of building it themselves. Arctic Wolf says the Aurora Superintelligence Platform delivers AI-powered outcomes that security teams can trust. Arctic Wolf offers the Arctic Wolf Security Operations Warranty, with up to $3 million (USD) in financial coverage. Arctic Wolf says its IR team stops attacks and restores an organization to pre-incident operations.[16]

Arctic Wolf says it detects advanced threats and manages risks across healthcare, financial services, legal, manufacturing, government and more. Arctic Wolf says community banks typically have smaller operating budgets and fewer resources than larger regional or national financial institutions. Arctic Wolf provides the Insurance Partner Program for Brokers and Carriers. Arctic Wolf OEM Solutions enable ISVs, MSSPs, U.S Federal Agencies and security companies. Arctic Wolf Networks has its address at 8939 Columbine Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347.[1][12][15][16][17][18]

Arctic Wolf on the record

Sources

Arctic Wolf full record

  1. [1]SolutionsArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published September 4, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]OverviewArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published April 21, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Arctic wolf announces 150 million series f financing roundArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published July 13, 2021 · Tier A
  4. [4]Oracle red bull racing relies on arctic wolf to keep its mission critical data secureArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Arctic wolf provides teamwork southampton fc needs to further their defensesArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Arctic wolfs monitoring keeps minnesota wild secure beyond the rinkArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Arctic wolf helps jcb finance exceed their data protection goals usArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Arctic wolf launches aurora mdr connectArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published September 15, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Arctic wolf launches comprehensive cyber resilience offering to help organizations with enhanced coverage for cybersecurity incidentsArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published August 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Arctic wolf introduces the next era of exposure management to help organizations outpace ai accelerated vulnerability discoveryArctic Wolf · arcticwolf.com · published May 12, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Human Instinct Meets AI Speed | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]FAQ - Managed Detection and Response | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]FAQ - Cloud Detection and Response | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]FAQ - Managed Security Awareness | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Aurora Endpoint Security | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Solutions - Boost Your Security Posture | Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Meeting Industry Cybersecurity and Regulatory RequirementsArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Community Banks Secure Critical Data with Arctic Wolf - Arctic WolfArctic Wolf · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Arctic Wolf Acquires Exposure Assessment Platform Visionary Sevco SecurityArctic Wolf · published February 23, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Arctic Wolf Appoints Will May as Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Next Phase of Global GrowthArctic Wolf · published March 16, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Arctic Wolf Launches the World’s Largest Commercial Agentic SOC to Usher in a New Era of Agent‑Led Security OperationsArctic Wolf · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  22. [22]Arctic Wolf Unveils the Aurora Superintelligence Platform to Redefine Security for the Age of AIArctic Wolf · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  23. [23]Arctic Wolf Unveils Next-Generation Endpoint Security Solution for the AI EraArctic Wolf · published October 14, 2026 · Tier A

Bishop Fox full record

  1. [1]bishopfox.comBishop Fox · bishopfox.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]ContactBishop Fox · bishopfox.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Bishop Fox | The leading authority in offensive security… | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Offensive Security: Penetration Testing Services | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Continuous Security Testing Services | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Red Team Services | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cosmos Technology Platform | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Offensive Security Services | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Application Penetration Testing Services | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]External Penetration Testing for Network Security | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Hardware Security Assessments and Product Security… | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Bishop Fox | Tactics of Deception: Protecting Trust and PurposeBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Explore Customers of Our Offensive Security Solutions | Bishop FoxBishop Fox · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Bishop Fox Redefines Offensive Security at Scale with AI-Augmented Penetration TestingBishop Fox · published February 10, 2026 · Tier A

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