Core MDR · Guardian Tier
Detection engineered by operators who've done the work.
24/7/365 managed detection and response built for regulated SMBs and the organizations they work with. Continuous monitoring, analyst-validated triage, and rapid containment, delivered by engineers with backgrounds at DHS, CISA, NIH, and Google.
What Guardian Includes
Guardian is the baseline tier. It covers the continuous work that keeps regulated firms defensible: monitoring, detection, triage, and response. No alert firehoses. No consultants in the middle. Just outcomes.
Continuous
24/7/365 Monitoring
Full coverage across endpoints, cloud, and identity signals. Alerts flow into our analyst console the moment they fire. Nights, weekends, holidays.
AI-Accelerated
Validated Alert Triage
Every alert is enriched and triaged before it reaches you. Engineers validate the AI output so you get context, not noise.
Response
Rapid Containment
When a threat is confirmed, we contain it. Isolated endpoints, killed processes, revoked sessions. Action on the same call, not the next ticket.
Coverage
Engineered Detection Rules
Custom detection content tuned for regulated industries. Continuously updated as new attacker techniques emerge.
Visibility
Endpoint and Identity Telemetry
We see what attackers see. Endpoint behavior, authentication patterns, lateral movement signals. All correlated.
Reporting
Monthly Posture Reports
Plain-English summary of what we saw, what we did, and what changed. Built for handing to leadership or counsel.
How Guardian Works
From signed agreement to first detection in days, not months.
Step 1
Deploy
Lightweight agents deploy across endpoints. Cloud and identity sources connect via API. Typical onboarding: under one week.
Step 2
Tune
We baseline your environment, suppress known-benign noise, and validate detection coverage against your specific stack.
Step 3
Detect
Continuous monitoring with engineered rules and AI-accelerated triage. Confirmed threats reach you in minutes, not hours.
Step 4
Respond
Containment actions execute the moment a threat is confirmed. You get the report. We do the work.
Why Carbynix Guardian
Veteran-owned. Engineering-led. Built for the firms most MDR vendors ignore.
Engineering Depth
Built and operated by veterans of DHS, CISA, NIH, USMC, and Google Mandiant. Every analyst is an engineer.
Regulated SMB Focus
We speak law firm, CPA practice, healthcare, and insurance. We know the regulatory clock that's ticking when you call.
No Tier 1 Junior Analysts
Most MDR vendors hand alerts to entry-level analysts reading a runbook. We don't have a Tier 1 layer. AI handles the volume. Engineers handle the decisions.
Outcome Pricing
Per-endpoint, predictable, no surprise overage fees. $13/ep/mo on annual. 25 endpoint minimum. $500/mo floor.
Pricing
Guardian
$15/endpoint/month
Monthly billing. $13/endpoint/month with annual commitment.
- 24/7/365 managed detection and response
- AI-accelerated triage validated by engineers
- Endpoint, cloud, and identity coverage
- Engineered detection rules updated continuously
- Monthly posture reports
- 25 endpoint minimum, $500/month floor
Common Questions
How fast can Guardian be operational?
Most clients are fully deployed and tuned within one week. We've onboarded firms in 48 hours when the regulatory or insurance clock required it.
What's the difference between Guardian and Fortress?
Guardian is the continuous detection and response baseline. Fortress adds a $250,000 breach warranty, a 10-hour-per-month incident response retainer, vertical compliance packages (ABA, WISP, NAIC, HIPAA), 365-day log retention, and proactive threat hunting. If you need any of those, you need Fortress.
Will Guardian cover my cloud and SaaS environments?
Yes. Endpoint, cloud (AWS, M365, GCP), and identity signals are all in scope. Specific connectors are confirmed during onboarding.
What does the breach warranty look like for Guardian?
Guardian does not include a financial breach warranty. That's a Fortress feature. If your client contracts or regulator require a warranty, move to Fortress.
Ready to see Guardian in your environment?
We'll walk you through the platform, scope your environment, and show you what detection coverage looks like before any contract.