Updated Apr 22, 2026
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Critical Start

Ranked #247 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
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Overview

Legal Name
Critical Start Inc.
Founded
2012
Crunchbase Rank
#22224

MDR with fast response, full visibility, and expert action. Built to cut noise and help your team stay in control.

Critical Start is a North American cybersecurity integrator and MDR provider that delivers 24x7x365, action-focused managed security with strict SLAs (10-minute critical notifications, 60-minute MTTR), precise alert handling and transparency, seamless integration to speed containment and close blind spots across endpoint, cloud, identity and OT, plus incident response, consulting (including its Defendable Network readiness framework), and product fulfillment to reduce business risk and protect your brand.

Industries
Network Management SoftwareComputer and Network SecurityIT Consulting and OutsourcingCybersecurity
Type
Privately Held
Social Media
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Company Size

Employees
 
277
Range201–500 employees
110K+

Sub Organizations

Critical StartDivision

Headquarters

6100 Tennyson Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024

Followers

 
19,561

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Sep 16, 2024Critical Start Appoints Scott White as Chief Executive OfficerPRNewswire
Sep 13, 2022Critical Start Announces 3 New Executives, 2 Promotions Among LeadershipDallas Innovates
Aug 29, 2025CRITICALSTART® Strengthens Global Engineering with Appointment of Yogesh Patil as VP Engineering & India Site Leaderthecanadianpressnews.ca
Jul 30, 2025Critical Start Demonstrates How Human Validation Maximizes the Power of AI-Driven MDRBusiness Wire
May 9, 2025SAP NetWeaver bug exploited since January, allows RCESC Media
May 7, 2025US warns oil and gas sectors of ‘unsophisticated’ cyberattacksSC Media
May 6, 2025Alleged cyberattack on Iran points to broader worldwide trendSC Media
Apr 22, 2025The Top Managed Detection and Response Software According to the FeaturedCustomers Spring 2025 Customer Success ReportEIN Presswire
Apr 3, 2025NSA: ‘Fast Flux’ DNS evasion technique now a national security threatSC Media
Mar 21, 20255 ransomware threats facing the financial sector – and 5 ways to respondSC Media

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Specialties

MDR And Managed Detection And Response

Categories

Cyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNetwork Security

Event Appearances

2 events · 1 sponsor · 1 exhibitor
RSA Conference 2023
Apr 24, 2023·Exhibitor
Ignite 2019
Jun 3, 2019·Sponsor

Product

NameDescription
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) ServiceA 24x7x365 service that provides continuous monitoring, threat detection, and response across IT and OT environments using human-driven expertise and AI-assisted tools.
Vulnerability Management ServiceA service that implements vulnerability scanning and prioritization to identify and mitigate security weaknesses in an organization's assets.
Risk Assessment ServiceA centralized platform service that manages organizational cyber risk, metrics, and reporting to support informed security decisions.
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) ServiceA service providing proactive incident response readiness and forensic analysis to minimize the impact of cyber attacks.
MobileSOC®A mobile application enabling security analysts to perform threat triage, containment, and collaboration remotely from iOS and Android devices.