Expel vs UnderDefense

About UnderDefense

UnderDefense sells UnderDefense MAXI, a security and compliance automation platform, and an MDR service in which security experts monitor, detect and respond to incidents. UnderDefense MAXI integrates with a customer's security infrastructure, including SIEMs, firewalls and endpoint protection solutions. UnderDefense MAXI natively monitors endpoints, networks, users and decoy beacons. UnderDefense serves organizations across five continents that represent multiple industries.^[1][2]

UnderDefense MAXI provides ready-to-use playbooks, AI-powered alert enrichment and notifications through Slack, Jira or a preferred tool. UnderDefense MAXI uses automated actions with ready-to-use playbooks to isolate infected devices from the network. UnderDefense MAXI escalates notifications to employees through Slack or Teams to verify the authenticity of alerts. UnderDefense MAXI reports a customer's security status on any device via Slack or Teams. UnderDefense MAXI stores security data in a centralized repository with reporting on alerts, incidents and remediation actions.

UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC uses AI agents that investigate each alert, and analysts on shift 24/7 decide what happens next. UnderDefense MAXI gives access to on-demand security services, compliance support, threat intelligence and hunting. UnderDefense MAXI monitors the external attack surface, checks for compromised credentials and Dark Web mentions, and identifies at-risk users. UnderDefense MAXI identifies at-risk users for personalized security awareness training. UnderDefense MAXI scans the public-facing perimeter for threats.^[4]

UnderDefense MAXI provides pre-built compliance templates for standards such as SOC2 and ISO 27001. UnderDefense MAXI provides pre-built policy templates, compliance automation and vCISO support. UnderDefense MAXI lets users select a specific framework, invite team members and share documents with auditors. UnderDefense experts guide customers through every step of the audit. UnderDefense represents the customer's company and communicates directly with the customer's auditor. UnderDefense can refer customers to a company that conducts audits. UnderDefense prepares the necessary documents and processes and educates customer staff on compliance. UnderDefense acts as an inner CISO that oversees documentation, employee training and processes. UnderDefense identifies potential risks and vulnerabilities and provides proactive measures to mitigate them. UnderDefense offers a Starter package option that starts at $499 per month. UnderDefense defines an asset in its pricing model as any host running a workstation or server operating system that has had data attributed to it within the last 30 days.^[1][2][6]

UnderDefense offers a cloud-based SIEM that collects, analyzes and responds to security events across cloud environments. UnderDefense provides 24/7 monitoring and containment across endpoint, SaaS, identity and cloud. UnderDefense offers a self-service CIS AWS Benchmark assessment. UnderDefense, in cooperation with the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), participated in a series of Incident Response cases.^{[1][2][5][7][8][9]}