Darktrace

What is Darktrace?

Darktrace is an AI-driven cybersecurity platform that provides threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities across networks, email, cloud, operational technology, identity, and endpoint environments. The platform uses machine learning to identify novel and anomalous threats in real time without requiring predetermined threat signatures.

The ActiveAI Security Platform serves over 10,000 organizations globally and combines network detection and response (NDR), email security, cloud-native protection, and operational technology monitoring in a single unified system. Core capabilities include the Cyber AI Analyst feature, which accelerates incident triage by 10x through automated investigation workflows, and Adaptive Human Defense, which provides context-aware security recommendations. The platform also integrates forensic acquisition, attack surface management, and incident readiness tools. Identity protection extends 360-degree coverage across user accounts, while endpoint agents enable device-level visibility. Organizations can deploy agents across their infrastructure for comprehensive risk management across traditional IT and industrial control systems.

Darktrace integrates with major cloud providers including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, and maintains compatibility with third-party security tools through its integration framework. The platform addresses specific attack vectors including ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), phishing, data loss, account takeover, insider threats, supply chain attacks, and business email compromise. The company publishes technical analysis through its "Inside the SOC" resource series and maintains a threat intelligence blog covering emerging security trends. Darktrace earned recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response.

The platform employs a subscription-based licensing model with pricing determined by deployment scope and organization