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We Built the Foundation First. That’s the Whole Story

The market is racing to put agentic AI into security operations. Critical Start has been building and hardening the foundation it requires for over a decade. Here's what that actually looks like.
Critical Start
June 4, 2026
5 min read
Press Release

Press Release: Critical Start Delivers SOC AI

Critical Start has released SOC AI, a production-proven framework of ten specialized agents that brings auditable, AI-led investigation, hunting, and response to MDR. Every action carries a complete audit trail, and the platform's deterministic foundation keeps the SOC at full capacity even if AI is ever unavailable.
June 2, 2026
No Asterisk, Ep4: Improving Your Microsoft Security Posture: From Risk to Resilience
Webinar

No Asterisk, Ep4: Improving Your Microsoft Security Posture: From Risk to Resilience

83% of security professionals experience breaches despite having tools in place — often due to simple misconfigurations. In this webinar, Critical Start's Field CISO Tim Bandos demonstrates PAT, a free tool that analyzes your entire Microsoft security stack, identifies gaps across identity, endpoint, email and cloud, and shows you exactly what to fix and why.
Tim Bandos
April 17, 2026
[CS-TR-26-0401] The Hidden Threat of Unmanaged Machine Identities in Enterprises
Threat Intel

[CS-TR-26-0401] The Hidden Threat of Unmanaged Machine Identities in Enterprises

68% of breaches now involve machine identities. Discover why unmanaged NHIs are your biggest blind spot—and how to secure them.
April 1, 2026
No Asterisk, Ep3: Separating Signal from Hype
Webinar

No Asterisk, Ep3: Separating Signal from Hype

AI vendors promise to eliminate alert fatigue. Critical Start's research shows false positive rates haven't budged in a decade. Discover what actually works.
March 30, 2026
[CS-SA-26-0304] HTML Smuggling Campaign
Threat Intel

[CS-SA-26-0304] HTML Smuggling Campaign

HTML smuggling bypasses email gateways and endpoint detection to deliver ransomware and credential stealers. Critical Start's SOC detected a coordinated campaign targeting manufacturing, banking, and construction—here's how to defend against it.
March 28, 2026