Choose NCC Group or Total Assure
Choose NCC Group if
- European enterprise and government organizations running Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk as their SIEM
- Buyers wanting MDR from a provider with deep incident response and consulting capability in one firm
- UK and Benelux organizations wanting a locally operated SOC with Dutch government security heritage
- You need SaaS coverage included in base pricing
Choose Total Assure if
- SMBs that want an outsourced security team with U.S.-based 24/7 SOC coverage
- Regulated small or mid-sized organizations that care about CMMC, HIPAA, SOC 2 or NIST readiness
- Buyers comfortable with a managed Splunk and SentinelOne-centered stack instead of building their own SOC
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. NCC Group and Total Assure are both Services firms that work with your existing tools. NCC Group targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while Total Assure serves SMB and Mid-market. NCC Group includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Network), compared to 3 for Total Assure (Endpoint, Cloud, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between NCC Group and Total Assure?
NCC Group is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Total Assure is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). NCC Group covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 3 for Total Assure.
How do NCC Group and Total Assure differ in response capabilities?
NCC Group supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Total Assure supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with NCC Group and not included with Total Assure.
How does NCC Group pricing compare to Total Assure?
NCC Group pricing: Not published. Custom quotes only.. Total Assure pricing: Custom flat-rate pricing. No public dollar amount found.. Watch for with NCC Group: MXDR for Microsoft and MXDR for Splunk are separate offerings. Customers using both Sentinel and Splunk may face separate engagements.; Only Microsoft Defender and CrowdStrike EDR integrations are confirmed. Other EDR platforms may not be supported.. Watch for with Total Assure: Confirm exactly which services are inside the flat monthly MDR rate, especially email security, vulnerability management, digital forensics and recovery.; Confirm whether Splunk, SentinelOne, Avanan, Tenable or other third-party tool costs are included or passed through..