Solutions / Cybersecurity

Security that fits how you actually operate

Attackers don’t care about your org chart, and neither does a breach headline. From 24/7 managed detection to Zero Trust access, we match you with security providers proven against real threats — sized for your risk, your team, and your budget.

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16
security categories

48
MDR providers vetted

24/7
SOC coverage on tap

$0
cost for our guidance

Explore cybersecurity categories

Sixteen categories, three jobs: detect and respond to threats, secure access to everything, and keep risk (and auditors) under control. Provider counts are live from our vetted portfolio.

Detect & respond

Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
24/7 managed threat detection and response — a full SOC team watching your environment as a subscription. 48 providers vetted

Extended Detection & Response (XDR)
Cross-layer detection and response — endpoint, network, cloud, and identity signals in one platform. 16 providers vetted

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Behavior-based endpoint protection that can isolate a compromised machine in seconds. 42 providers vetted

SIEM / SOC-as-a-Service
Security information & event management with SOC analyst services — visibility plus the people to act on it. 34 providers vetted

Secure access & network

SASE / SSE
Networking and security delivered together from the cloud — the office perimeter, minus the office. 32 providers vetted

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Identity-based secure access — every user and device verified for every resource, every time. 13 providers vetted

Firewall / Network Security
Managed firewall and network security — deployed, tuned, and watched by specialists. 30 providers vetted

DDoS Protection
Mitigation services that absorb attack traffic before it reaches — or flattens — your infrastructure. 28 providers vetted

Email & Collaboration Security
Email security, M365 protection, and anti-phishing — hardening the door attackers knock on first. 12 providers vetted

Govern & reduce risk

Identity & Access Management
IAM, MFA, PAM, and SSO — because one stolen password shouldn’t open every door. 17 providers vetted

Vulnerability & Risk Management
Scanning, penetration testing, and risk scoring — find your gaps before someone else does. 32 providers vetted

GRC / Compliance Management
Governance, risk, and compliance tooling that keeps audits boring — the way audits should be. 39 providers vetted

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Data security controls that keep sensitive information from walking out the door. 6 providers vetted

Security Awareness Training
User training and phishing simulation — turning your biggest attack surface into a defense layer. 15 providers vetted

Bot / Fraud Protection
Bot management, fraud detection, and caller ID reputation — for the attacks that don’t look like attacks. 9 providers vetted · Also see Brand / Digital Risk Protection (12)

Why it matters

Coverage without headcount.
A 24/7 SOC costs millions to build and staff. The right MDR partner delivers the same outcome as a monthly subscription.

Compliance, handled.
HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, CMMC — we shortlist providers already fluent in your framework, so audit season stays a season, not a crisis.

Insurance-ready posture.
Cyber insurers now demand EDR, MFA, and tested response plans. Check every box — and negotiate lower premiums while you’re at it.

Featured security providers

A live sample from the portfolio — every one vetted for detection quality, response SLAs, and how their customers talk about them two years in.

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How Rubber Duck helps

Security vendors are excellent at selling fear. We’re better at selling clarity: we benchmark providers on detection quality, response SLAs, analyst-to-alert ratios, and what their customers say two years in. You get a defensible shortlist, not a sales funnel.

“The best security stack is the one your team can actually run. We’ll tell you when the ‘best’ product on the market is the wrong answer for you — that’s the whole point of an advisor.”
— Rubber Duck advisory team

Know your gaps before someone else finds them

Ten minutes of assessment beats ten months of assuming. No scare tactics — just a clear read on where you stand.

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How your Cybersecurity engagement runs

The same disciplined path every time — so you always know what happens next and who is accountable for it.

Day 1

Assess

We map your environment, contracts, and goals. No pitch — an honest read on where you stand and what it should cost.

Week 1

Shortlist

You get 3–4 fits from 475 vetted providers, with the reasoning attached — capabilities, pricing leverage, trade-offs.

Weeks 2–3

Evaluate

We run the demos, reference checks, and side-by-side pricing benchmarks so your team doesn't have to.

Weeks 3–4

Negotiate

Terms, SLAs, and pricing negotiated with portfolio-level leverage — anchored to real market rates, not list price.

Ongoing

Manage

We oversee implementation and stay your escalation point for the life of the service, through every renewal.

Typical timeline for mid-market engagements. Complex builds — colocation, dark fiber, custom AI deployments — carry longer evaluation and delivery windows, and we set that expectation on day one.

Why source Cybersecurity through Rubber Duck

No retainers, no hourly billing, no markup on your contract. Here is how that works:

Same or better pricing

Your contract is signed directly with the provider at rates we benchmark against comparable deals — you pay the same or less than going direct.

$0 advisory fee

Providers fund our advisory through their partner programs, and every provider compensates us the same way — so recommendations are based on fit, never commission.

One escalation point

After go-live we stay accountable: implementation oversight, billing disputes, outage escalations, and renewal strategy all route through your advisor.

What buyers ask before their first call

Does the guidance really cost nothing?

Yes. Our advisory is supplier-funded: providers pay us through the same partner programs they fund for all technology advisors, and every provider compensates us the same way. You pay the provider directly, at rates we benchmark — the same or less than going direct.

How are you different from a reseller or an MSP?

We don't carry inventory, quotas, or a house brand to protect. A reseller earns more when you buy what they stock; we earn the same regardless of which vetted provider you choose — so the recommendation is driven by fit. Where a managed service is the right answer, we source and oversee it rather than sell you our own.

Do we keep a direct relationship with the provider?

Yes. Your contract, billing, and SLAs sit directly with the provider you select. We sit on your side of that relationship — running the evaluation and negotiation up front, then acting as your escalation point after go-live.

What if we're already under contract?

That's the most common starting point. We benchmark your current rates now, flag billing errors worth disputing immediately, and build the renegotiation plan around your renewal window — including co-terming services so future decisions happen on your schedule, not the vendors'.

How fast do we get to a shortlist?

For most categories you'll have a reasoned shortlist of three or four providers within a week of the first assessment call. Complex infrastructure — colocation, dark fiber, large contact-center builds — takes longer, and we tell you that up front.