Mid-market MDR built around an unusual angle for the category: the detection engineering is informed by an internal offensive security team that does pen testing and red teaming. The thesis is that defenders who think like attackers detect more, faster. For mid-market CISOs tired of alert-forwarding MSSPs, CyberMaxx is the conversation worth having.
CyberMaxx runs MDR with a differentiated detection engineering practice — their internal offensive security team continuously produces new detection content based on the techniques they themselves use in pen tests and red team engagements. The pitch isn't "more dashboards" or "AI-powered everything" — it's "our detection rules are written by the people who would attack you."
You have 250-5,000 employees, you've been burned by an MSSP that sends alerts but doesn't investigate, and detection quality matters more than dashboard polish.
If your internal program is moving toward purple-team thinking, CyberMaxx's offensive lineage gives you a vendor that speaks the same language.
CyberMaxx is stack-agnostic. Microsoft-heavy shops may get more leverage from Ontinue's M365-native posture.
If you need managed firewall + MDR + SOC + consulting under one contract, LevelBlue is the right shape, not pure-play MDR.