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Binary Defense vs Torq

Binary Defense sells MDR as the service and NightBeacon CMD as the technology. Torq sells the Torq AI SOC Platform, which turns alerts into action across a security stack. CISO Tribune files both under AI SOC analysts. 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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  • Binary Defense
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Binary Defense vs Torq: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Binary DefenseBinary Defense sells MDR as the service and NightBeacon CMD as the technology.binarydefense.comTorqTorq sells the Torq AI SOC Platform, which turns alerts into action across a security stack.torq.io
What it sells
  • NightBeacon Platform[5]The AI platform that powers Binary Defense.
  • BD Vision[7]A detection engine built on behavioral analysis, deception technology, and real-time disruption.
  • Threat Hunting[5]Hypothesis-based threat hunting aimed at blind spots and evasive threats.
  • Phishing Response[6]Rapid triage and takedown aimed at phishing risk.
  • Torq AI SOC Platform[4][6][9][14]Turns alerts into action across a security stack.
  • Auto Triage[4][6][7]Agentic AI engine that prioritizes threats and separates noise from actual risk.
  • Case Management[4][6][7][10]Native case management with evidence, timelines and case summaries.
  • Torq HyperAgents®[4]A group of autonomous, transparent, and customizable AI Agents.
  • Socrates[4][6][7][10]Natural language-driven agentic AI that autonomously remediates critical threats.
  • Hyperautomation[4][6]Workflow automation using integrations with the security stack.
  • Context Graph[4][7][9]A visual map of the identities, assets, and relationships in an environment.
  • Integrations[4][6]300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesTel Aviv, Israel[3]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2020[2][9]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesPrivately held[4][6][9][16]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • March 12, 2026Binary Defense launched NightBeacon, an AI-powered security operations platform built into its own security operations center.[12]
  • July 28, 2026Torq introduced Torq SOC Brain, a new layer of its AI SOC Platform that learns from historical investigations and analyst decisions.[15]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[16]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Not written yetFrom its own pages, Torq serves MSSPs and MDRs, which get an omniview across all customer workspaces. MSSPs can extend Torq automation capabilities to customer environments they do not directly manage. Torq offers to provide and sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement when engaging with HIPAA covered entities. Torq dashboards can be tailored to roles such as SOC Manager, CISO or customer. Torq customers include a global analytics company that rebuilt its playbooks with the Torq AI SOC Platform.
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November 2, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Binary Defense and Torq are both filed under AI SOC analysts.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Binary Defense's primary category is MDR and managed SOC; Torq's is AI SOC analysts.
  • Binary Defense is also filed under Digital risk protection and SIEM. Torq is also filed under SOAR and security automation.
  • Binary Defense lists NightBeacon Platform, BD Vision, Threat Hunting and Phishing Response. Torq lists Torq AI SOC Platform, Auto Triage, Case Management, Torq HyperAgents®, Socrates and 3 more.
  • Torq is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Torq was founded in 2020.
  • Torq is privately held.

What it sells: Binary Defense

What NightBeacon Platform does[5]
NightBeacon ingests alerts, logs, email, and files from 116+ integrations across 9 categories. NightBeaconAI correlates a hundred alarms into one situation.
What BD Vision does[7]
BD Vision isolates hosts, disables identities, and blocks exfiltration in real time. Binary Defense monitors, validates, and responds to every BD Vision alert through its 24/7 SOC and detection engineers.

What it sells: Torq

What Torq AI SOC Platform does[4][6][9][14]
The Torq AI SOC Platform unifies visibility and turns alerts into action across a security stack. The Torq AI SOC Platform includes 300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps. Torq describes the platform as taking action and closing cases across the complete threat management lifecycle.
What Auto Triage does[4][6][7]
Guidance and Rules for Auto Triage can be created with Socrates Builder. Auto Triage adds graph context directly to alerts.
What Case Management does[4][6][7][10]
Case Management is native to the Torq platform and provides a single source of truth with evidence, timelines, and case summaries. Torq case management is built on the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) with automation-first, event-driven workflows.
What Torq HyperAgents® does[4]
Torq HyperAgents is a group of autonomous, transparent, and customizable AI Agents. Torq HyperAgents are given access to the existing tools and steps in the SOC to deliver agentic insights and take action. Agentic runbooks access authorized data and tools, and AI Agents cross-reference historical cases, recognize threat patterns and summarize findings.
What Socrates does[4][6][7][10]
Socrates is described as natural language-driven agentic AI that autonomously remediates critical threats. Socrates coordinates specialized AI Agents and manages cases end-to-end. Socrates handles Tier-1 and Tier-2 tickets as a 24×7 on-call teammate.
What Hyperautomation does[4][6]
Torq Hyperautomation uses integrations with the security stack for workflow automation. Torq fuses agentic reasoning and Hyperautomation, from alert through remediation. AI Agents can be used to build new integrations, workflows, and custom use cases.
What Context Graph does[4][7][9]
Context Graph gives a visual map of the identities, assets, and relationships in an environment. Auto Triage adds graph context directly to alerts.
What Integrations does[4][6]
The Torq AI SOC Platform includes 300 pre-built integrations and 4,000+ pre-built steps. AI Agents can be used to build new integrations, workflows, and custom use cases. Torq uses real-time API monitoring so that automations stay connected when third-party data formats change.

Questions about Binary Defense and Torq

What do Binary Defense and Torq sell?
Binary Defense sells NightBeacon Platform, BD Vision, Threat Hunting and Phishing Response. Torq sells Torq AI SOC Platform, Auto Triage, Case Management, Torq HyperAgents®, Socrates and 3 more.
Are Binary Defense and Torq in the same category?
They share AI SOC analysts. Binary Defense's primary category is MDR and managed SOC and Torq's is AI SOC analysts.
Where are Binary Defense and Torq headquartered?
Torq is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
When were Binary Defense and Torq founded?
Torq was founded in 2020.
Who owns Binary Defense and Torq?
Torq is privately held.
Who are Binary Defense and Torq sold to?
From its own pages, Torq serves MSSPs and MDRs, which get an omniview across all customer workspaces.
What have Binary Defense and Torq announced recently?
March 12, 2026: Binary Defense launched NightBeacon, an AI-powered security operations platform built into its own security operations center. July 28, 2026: Torq introduced Torq SOC Brain, a new layer of its AI SOC Platform that learns from historical investigations and analyst decisions.

About Binary Defense

Binary Defense sells MDR as the service and NightBeacon CMD as the technology. Binary Defense describes security teams as drowning in thousands of alerts a day, with almost all of it noise. Binary Defense pairs U.S.-based operators with NightBeacon, AI that turns raw alerts into evidence-backed investigations. Binary Defense lets customers choose between having its experts run NightBeacon and running it themselves.[1][3][6]

NightBeacon is the AI platform that powers Binary Defense. NightBeacon reads any source and shows analysts a verdict they can open up and audit. NightBeacon ingests alerts, logs, email, and files from 116+ integrations across 9 categories. NightBeacon integrations include Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, and Palo Alto Cortex. NightBeaconAI correlates a hundred alarms into one situation. Binary Defense states that customers decide how much the AI may do, and that out of the box no response action runs without human approval.[3][4]

NightBeacon CMD gives customers the same command surface that Binary Defense analysts use, in the customer's own tenant. NightBeacon CMD includes Situations, Hunt Assist, Deep Scan, and a full audit trail by default. NightBeacon CMD comes with a Developer API and MCP server.[3][4]

Binary Defense describes MDR as human-driven, AI-accelerated 24/7 detection and response across the customer's stack. Binary Defense positions itself as one partner across endpoint, cloud, identity, email, and network. NightBeacon Platform powers every Binary Defense service, from MDR to Threat Hunting.[2][3][5]

Binary Defense watches for exposure that puts a customer's brand at risk, from the open web to the dark web. Binary Defense has a Phishing Response team that supplies intelligence used to enrich malicious URLs, attachments, IPs, and domains. For email threats, Binary Defense integrates with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other platforms to collect and normalize email telemetry in real time. Binary Defense detections surface suspicious behavior like MFA fatigue, inbox rule creation, mass forwarding, and atypical login patterns. Binary Defense connects email events with identity, endpoint, and network data. Binary Defense isolates compromised accounts, disables malicious inbox rules, revokes tokens, and contains lateral movement.[3][6][8]

Binary Defense calls its detection engineering strategy Threat-Informed Detection Engineering, or TIDE. Binary Defense states that its roots are in offense: ethical hacking, red teaming, and adversary emulation. BD Vision is a detection engine built on behavioral analysis, deception technology, and real-time disruption. BD Vision isolates hosts, disables identities, and blocks exfiltration in real time. Binary Defense monitors, validates, and responds to every BD Vision alert through its 24/7 SOC and detection engineers.[5][7][9]

Binary Defense helps manufacturers with threats that target production lines, remote facilities, and proprietary designs. Binary Defense defends organizations with digital storefronts against fraud, account abuse, and impersonation. Binary Defense addresses threats from ransomware to insider risk for organizations where clinical workflows and patient safety matter. Binary Defense helps secure both IT and OT environments for energy operations.[3]

Binary Defense offers a Service Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) Type II report. The SOC 2 report evaluates controls against criteria set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Trust Services Principles. The SOC 2 report covers controls relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.[3][4][5][6][8][10]

Binary Defense on the record

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Binary Defense full record

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  2. [2]Binary defense recognized in managed detection and response market reportsBinary Defense · binarydefense.com · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Binary Defense | Managed Detection and ResponseBinary Defense · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  12. [12]Binary Defense Launches NightBeacon, an AI-Driven SOC Platform Built for the Speed of Modern CyberattacksBusiness Wire · published March 12, 2026 · Tier A

Torq full record

  1. [1]Torq seriesdTorq · torq.io · published January 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CompanyTorq · torq.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Security startup torq raises cash at 1 2 billion valuationBloomberg · bloomberg.com · published January 11, 2026 · Tier B
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  9. [9]About Torq | The Leading AI SOC PlatformTorq · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Torq for MSSPs and MDRsTorq · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Torq Security Hyperautomation vs. Legacy SOAR | TorqTorq · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  13. [13]Security and Compliance | TorqTorq · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]AI SOC Customers | TorqTorq · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Torq Unveils The SOC Brain: The AI SOC That Learns, Not Just Remembers | TorqTorq · published July 28, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Torq AI SOC Platform Reviews & Product DetailsG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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