ContraForce GTM brain

ContraForce sells a governed AI security delivery platform to MSPs, MSSPs and security teams managing incident response across tenants.

category

Agentic security operations for service providers

market profile

  • text: Managed security providers must deliver consistent incident response across many customer tenants without growing analyst headcount in proportion to alerts.
  • text: Microsoft-centric SOC workflows are an entry point, with integrations for additional security platforms and PSA systems.

personas

  • title: MSSP security operations director
    pains:
    • Analysts are overloaded by alerts across customer tenants
    • Inconsistent investigations make it hard to prove service quality
  • title: MSP owner or managed services leader
    pains:
    • Adding security clients increases delivery costs and compresses margins
    • Building a fully staffed SOC is expensive
  • title: SOC engineering manager
    pains:
    • Playbooks and scripts drift across workspaces
    • Automated response needs approval boundaries and audit evidence

icp

  • text: MSPs and MSSPs delivering managed detection and response across multiple customers, especially Microsoft Sentinel and Defender estates.
  • text: Security service providers with small analyst teams and growing incident volumes who need repeatable delivery economics.

message pillars

  • text: Scale incident work without linear staffing growth.
  • text: Keep humans in control as autonomy increases.
  • text: Make security delivery auditable and consistent.

objections

  • objection: Can AI agents take unsafe actions?
    response: Start in manual mode and define approval rules before expanding autonomy.
  • objection: Do customer logs leave their environment?
    response: Review the federated architecture and tenant data controls with the security team.
  • objection: Will incident volume make costs unpredictable?
    response: Model the monthly platform plan and per-incident rate against real volumes before committing.

competitors

  • name: Tines
    why: Security workflow automation and orchestration alternative.
  • name: Torq
    why: Security automation and AI SOC workflow alternative.
  • name: Swimlane
    why: Security orchestration and automation platform.

influencers

  • name: Stan Golubchik
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-golubchik
    why: Co-founder and CEO discussing security delivery and MSP operations.

keywords

  • MSSP security automation
  • multi tenant SOC platform
  • Microsoft Sentinel managed detection response
  • AI SOC agent
  • security incident triage automation
  • MDR service delivery platform

voice

  • Direct and operational
  • Governance and proof oriented
  • Focused on service-provider margins

signals

  • text: An MSP is launching an MDR service based on Microsoft Sentinel and Defender.
  • text: An MSSP is adding customer tenants while recruiting analysts or standardizing incident response workflows.

stack

  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Microsoft Defender XDR
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • CrowdStrike
  • SentinelOne
  • Autotask
  • ServiceNow
  • Jira

pricing

model: usage
starting price: $249 per month plus per-incident charges

motion

hybrid

channels

  • Microsoft Marketplace
  • Microsoft partner marketing
  • LinkedIn
  • webinars
  • SEO
  • free trial

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Stanislav Golubchik
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
    bio: Stan Golubchik is CEO and Co-Founder of ContraForce. He has been in the IT and Cybersecurity space for 15 years. Bringing extensive experience in executive roles at McAfee, and Armor Cloud Security. Stan started his career working in a NOC and found his footing in cybersecurity when joining Intel Security. He possess several certifications and is passionate of building future innovation and leaders within the space.

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