Case Study

Legitimate Website Compromise Averted

A trusted domain, a malicious Word doc, and a "low priority" alert that almost got closed — see how Critical Start's SOC recognized the real threat and shut it down in 18 minutes.
Critical Start
July 31, 2026
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2 min read
Case Study

Email Bombing & Account Compromise

Four employees, one lookalike "IT Support" account, and a chain of Microsoft-signed tools built to slip past every file-reputation check — see how Critical Start's SOC untangled a coordinated social engineering campaign in 13 minutes.
Critical Start
July 31, 2026
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3 min read
Case Study

AiTM Credential Harvesting Attack Contained in 17 Minutes

When an attacker bypassed MFA with a proxy-based phishing kit, Critical Start's SOC turned a low-priority alert into a full containment — revoking sessions, resetting credentials, and shutting the door in just 17 minutes.
Critical Start
July 31, 2026
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2 min read
Press Release

Critical Start Appoints Francine Geist as Chief Executive Officer

Critical Start announces the appointment of Francine Geist as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Geist succeeds Scott White as part of a planned leadership transition.
July 22, 2026
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Blog

AI Belongs in the SOC. The Shortcut Doesn't

AI can compress SOC investigations, but autonomous verdicts without human validation create new risks. Here's why Critical Start builds AI-accelerated, human-validated — not AI-autonomous.
July 20, 2026
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4 min read
Case Study

Poisoned at the Source

A malicious dependency smuggled into trusted axios packages, signed with a legitimate maintainer's credentials — see how Critical Start's SOC caught the cross-platform C2 dropper and isolated the host in 3 minutes.
Critical Start
July 8, 2026
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2 min read