Endpoint Security Is Broken:
You’re Either Unprotected or Overpaying for the Wrong Help
If you’re using a general-purpose SOC — whether in-house or outsourced — just to protect your endpoints, you’re probably paying too much. And if you’re still relying on traditional antivirus, you’re not protected at all.
Mid-sized organizations face constant pressure to defend against increasingly stealthy threats with limited budgets and lean teams. But the two most common approaches to endpoint security are failing IT leaders:
- Antivirus tools that can’t stop modern attacks
- SOC solutions built for everything, but optimized for nothing
The result? Most IT teams are stuck with either ineffective protection or an overpriced, over engineered solution that’s not delivering value.
Overpriced SOCs
and outdated antivirus leave endpoints exposed and budgets strained.
Antivirus Is Not Security — Not Today
Today’s attacks don’t trip legacy alarms. Fileless malware, zero-day exploits, and credential theft glide past traditional antivirus like it’s not even there. These tools lack real-time detection, response, and threat containment.
If antivirus is your frontline defense, you’re gambling with your company’s data, uptime, and reputation.
General-Purpose SOCs? They're Built for Complexity — and are Costly
Many companies have tried to solve this by bringing in general-purpose SOCs — internal teams or expensive MSSPs — to monitor endpoint threats. But here’s the catch:
These SOCs are built to handle everything from firewalls to cloud to compliance — while they are great for this purpose, they are not an efficient provider of endpoint security. Their long list of priorities sometimes puts endpoint security last. This all drives up cost and can reduce endpoint protection.
Endpoint protection alone shouldn’t require:
- Large monthly service retainers
- Custom playbooks and constant tuning
- A flood of alerts your team still has to triage
You end up paying for services you don’t need and shouldering risk they don’t truly manage, because general-purpose SOCs aren’t purpose-built for real-time endpoint protection.
The Real Cost: Exposure vs Overspending
The threats are real:
- Ransomware can freeze operations in minutes
- Stolen credentials can quietly unlock your entire environment
- Zero-day attacks demand fast action — not ticket queues
And without a modern EDR tool backed by a focused, always-ready team monitoring and responding around the clock, even the best efforts fall short. Every missed alert, every delayed response adds to the risk and cost.
The Smarter Alternative: Endpoint SOC-as-a-Service
Modern IT teams are shifting to focused SOC-as-a-Service partners designed specifically for endpoint protection. This approach delivers:
- Next-gen EDR included — no extra licensing
- 24/7 monitoring and response by endpoint security experts
- Instant incident response, containment, and recovery
- Simple pricing without surprise fees
It’s everything you need — and nothing you don’t.
Endpoint Security That Actually Makes Sense
Mid-sized IT teams don’t have time to babysit tools or decode alerts. You need a solution that handles endpoints — completely and continuously — without burning your team or your budget.
So ask yourself:
- Are you overpaying for a general-purpose SOC to do a job it is not equipped to do?
- Are you leaving endpoints exposed with outdated antivirus tools?
- Is your team doing too much — or your vendor doing too little?
If the answer is yes to any of the above, it’s time to change the equation.
