Hunt & Hackett
Dutch managed detection and response provider that hunts for existing compromise on behalf of organizations facing sector-specific and APT threats.
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Hunt & Hackett is a Dutch managed detection and response provider based in The Hague. It was founded in 2020 by Ronald Prins and Jurjen Harskamp, both with a background at Fox-IT, and positions its MDR service around proactively hunting for evidence of existing compromise rather than waiting on alerts.
Published customer material from partner Stamus Networks describes a stack combining Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Google Chronicle SIEM and network detection, with the service monitoring client assets around the clock. The firm is privately owned and has not disclosed funding.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Founded in 2020 by former Fox-IT leaders; threat-hunting-led MDR and integration with Google Chronicle and Cortex XSOAR indicate steady service iteration.
Hunting for existing compromise and tailoring detection to sector and actor threats adds value beyond alert triage for resource-constrained SOCs.
Small team (third-party directory estimates 20-30 staff) and no disclosed named customers or funding; Google Chronicle MSSP partner program membership is the main traction signal.
Hunt-led MDR on a commodity SIEM/SOAR stack is a well-established model, not a new category.
A partner case study describes operation of the service, but no independent test results or named incident outcomes were found.
Targeted-threat hunting for European organisations should stay relevant as NIS2 and DORA push demand for outsourced detection.
Why CISOs Should Care
Offers a boutique, hunt-first MDR from a team with deep Dutch incident-response lineage, useful for organisations facing targeted or state-linked threats.
What Makes It Different
Centres the service on proactive compromise assessment and threat hunting rather than purely alert-driven monitoring.
The Matrix Verdict
58/100 — INCREMENTAL INNOVATOR
Incremental Innovator: credible founder pedigree and a sensible hunt-first approach, but small, young and light on independent evidence. Scores reflect a conventional stack delivered by a specialist team.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Hunt-first positioning is from the company's own site; the only third-party evidence found is a technology partner's case study and a directory listing for headcount.
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