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Who is ProtectWise?
ProtectWise provides a cloud-based Network Detection and Response (NDR) platform for enterprise security teams, focused on long-term packet capture, threat detection, and incident investigation.
- Cloud-delivered NDR for enterprise environments
- Continuous packet capture and long-term network traffic retention for retrospective analysis
- Intrusion detection and threat analytics using network metadata and security telemetry
- Visualization and workflow tools for Security Operations (SecOps) teams and incident responders
- Integration with existing SecOps ecosystems and monitoring tools
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More About ProtectWise
ProtectWise focuses on NDR delivered as a cloud service, with an emphasis on persistent network visibility for enterprise SecOps centers. Its platform captures and analyzes network traffic from on-premises (on-prem) data centers, branch locations, and cloud workloads, then forwards this telemetry to a centralized cloud environment for inspection, alerting, and investigation. The service is typically deployed alongside existing perimeter security tools and endpoint security controls to provide additional visibility into lateral movement, command-and-control activity, and other network-based threats.
The ProtectWise architecture uses sensors or virtual appliances placed at strategic points in the network to capture packet data. This data is streamed to the ProtectWise cloud where it is stored and indexed for extended periods, enabling what is often described as a “network DVR” model for security investigations. Security teams can pivot through historical network data to reconstruct attack timelines, review past traffic associated with newly discovered Indicators of Compromise (IOC), and validate the scope of incidents that may have evaded initial detection.
From a technology standpoint, the platform works with standard IP network traffic and common enterprise protocols, extracting metadata such as flows, Domain Name System (DNS) queries, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers, and Transport Layer Security (TLS) session attributes. Analytics and detection logic are applied to both full packets and derived metadata to identify suspicious behaviors, policy violations, and known threat patterns. The system supports workflows common in SecOps, such as alert triage, incident correlation, and enrichment with external threat intelligence, while also feeding data into broader Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) ecosystems.
In enterprise environments, ProtectWise is positioned as a cloud-based alternative or complement to traditional network intrusion detection systems and on-prem packet capture infrastructure. Its cloud delivery model reduces the need for local storage and large-scale indexing hardware, while still enabling long-term retention of network traffic for compliance, forensics, and threat hunting. The platform fits into marketplace categories such as NDR (security analytics), network forensics (incident investigation), and cloud security visibility (hybrid and multi-cloud monitoring). Organizations typically use ProtectWise to strengthen visibility across distributed networks, support security investigations with historical data, and coordinate detection efforts with other security tools already in place.
Our description of ProtectWise. Updated December 2025.
