Security Operations Center
Threats happen. Our managed SOC handle them for you.
Our always-on SOC experts partner with your SecOps team to find and stop threats so you can focus on what matters most (including your sleep).
THE EXPEL MDR SERVICE
Your tech sees it.
Our experts interpret and fix it.
Expel’s managed SOC combines your security tools with our experts, processes, and custom detections to protect you 24×7.
Security tools
Endpoint
Cloud
Kubernetes
SIEM
Network
Identity
SaaS
Expel Workbench™
24x7 Security Operations
Threat Analysts
Threat Intelligence
Detection Engineers
Threat Hunters
Customer Success
Global Response Team
Outcomes
5 minutes
Mean time to detect
for all alerts
13 minutes
Mean time to respond
on high severity incidents
14 minutes
Mean time to remediate
on high severity incidents
9 minutes
Mean time to touch
for all alerts
Data Source: Real Expel service delivery, 6-month average through January 2026
MORE THAN JUST D&R
Don’t settle. Trust the best
MDR in the market.
There’s a reason experts call Expel an MDR leader. Unlike other managed SOC providers, we don’t simply react to threats; we make you more resilient.
Get answers, not alerts
Our SOC filters through your noisy security tools to give you clarity into what’s happening, what we did to stop a threat, and how to become more secure.
Force multiply your team
Our team is your team. Scale SOC operations without the overhead. You see everything we do and can engage our team as if they’re sitting next to you.
Strengthen your program
We keep you improving, even when you’re not being attacked. Our managed SOC team continually offers strategic guidance and support to make you stronger.
HOW WE DO IT
World-class MDR service delivery that boosts your security posture
Expel’s managed SOC team extends your team, integrating with your tools to maximize your investments and free your team to focus on what’s most important.
Monitor 24×7
Get unending SOC coverage. Our analysts monitor your environment and identify threats across your attack surfaces, alerting your team when necessary.
Investigate and analyze
Get the answers to exactly what happened and understand the who, what, where, why, and how of every threat.
Autoremediate incidents
We’ll respond to threats on your behalf or, when that’s not possible, will guide you step-by-step until they’re remediated.
Hunt for threats
We develop hunts for malicious activity in your environment when we learn of new attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Provide transparency
You see what we see. Stay in the loop with live updates, direct access to our analysts, full use of Workbench™, and comprehensive reports.
Prevent future threats
Learn how to fix the root cause of recurring incidents and strengthen your security posture through strategic recommendations.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Why customers trust Expel’s managed SOC
“We previously saw a 99%+ signal-to-false-positive ratio from our previous managed SOC provider, and with Expel that number has dramatically decreased to below 10% with a severe increase in fidelity of signal. We save ~10 hours a month per resource responsible for investigating alerts.”
“With Expel, we have a partner that protects our modern cloud environment proactively. We no longer have to worry if our security capabilities can keep up with our computing needs, or with the pace at which the threat landscape is expanding.”
“Having Expel allowed us to beat our mean time to remediate (MTTR) by more than 60%. And more importantly, since Expel has eyes on alerts, our team had the flexibility to get out the alert queue and focus on maturing our security capabilities.”
We’ll cut so much noise, you’ll hear yourself think again.
See what happens when an MDR actually works.
Frequently asked questions
Building an in-house SOC is an expensive endeavor, requiring approximately $2-$5M or more annually for mid-market organizations to cover people, tools, training, 24×7 staffing, detection engineering experts, threat hunting capabilities, threat intelligence resources, playbook development, and ongoing tuning/operations to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Partnering with Expel MDR gives you immediate coverage, no hiring risk, and a Forrester Wave-recognized leading service, all without the overhead.
Expel’s SOC applies AI and automation (we call her Ruxie, our AI SOC manager) across the threat lifecycle to intentionally reduce noise and prioritize alerts before they reach our analysts. Only validated, high-confidence threats get escalated for human action, meaning our analysts focus on what matters rather than chasing false positives across hundreds of daily alerts.
Leading SOC-as-a-service (SOCaaS) providers include Expel, Arctic Wolf, CrowdStrike, and Red Canary. Expel distinguishes itself through vendor-agnostic coverage across your environment from the endpoint to cloud, full SOC transparency via our SecOps platform, Expel Workbench, and AI-driven security operations with visibility into every analyst action and AI explanations in real time.
Expel MDR is designed to serve any organization. Our customers span across a variety of verticals, including financial services, healthcare, technology, retail, manufacturing, and government sectors. Our SOC team is experienced across regulated and high-compliance environments, providing documentation, audit trails, and reporting designed to meet industry-specific requirements.
Expel communicates in real time through Expel Workbench and tools like Slack/Teams. Every finding, escalation, and action is visible the moment it happens. For critical incidents, Expel also escalates by phone and email based on the severity and your configured preferences. You’re never waiting for a next-morning report to find out what happened.