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See how Clear NDR® helps teams identify real threats, validate them with evidence, and act with confidence.

What to look for when evaluating NDR solutions

High-confidence detections that reduce alert fatigue

Compromises clearly identified, not suggested or inferred
Policy violations detected with certainty, not guesswork
Near zero false positives, reducing analyst fatigue and wasted time

Evidence-driven investigations with full network context

Complete forensic timelines tied directly to each detection
Packet-level and metadata context available for validation
Audit-ready evidence that supports response and reporting

Clarifying visibility across your entire network infrastructure

Network devices, IoT, OT, and legacy systems monitored without agents
Lateral movement and east-west traffic across on-prem & hybrid environments
Coverage in blind spots where endpoint and perimeter tools can’t see

Why many NDR solutions fall short in practice

Low confidence detections

Alerts based on anomalies or models without sufficient evidence force analysts to validate everything manually.

Limited investigative context

Without direct access to network evidence, teams can’t quickly confirm what happened or why it matters.

Gaps in infrastructure coverage

Unmanaged devices, east-west traffic, and hybrid environments create blind spots attackers’ exploit.

A different approach to Network Detection & Response

Clear NDR is designed to support real-world threat investigation and response, not just detection.

It focuses on three core principles:

Confidence - Fewer, more-precise detections that prioritize real threats
Evidence - Rich network telemetry that supports investigation, validation, and response
Context - Understanding how, where, and why suspicious activity occurs

This approach helps security teams move faster, reduce noise, and make decisions they can defend.

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How Clear NDR Compares to Typical NDR Platforms

When evaluating NDR solutions, the difference isn’t in how many alerts they generate, it’s in how well they support the investigation and response workflow. This difference becomes especially important in environments where speed, accuracy, and accountability matter, from incident response to compliance and reporting.

	Typical NDR Platforms	Clear NDR
Detection Confidence	High alert volume with unclear priority	High-confidence detections focused on real threats
Investigation Evidence	Limited supporting data, frequent tool switching	Full network evidence tied directly to each detection
Operational Context	Alerts without enough context to act	Clear insight into how, where, and why activity occurs
Analyst Experience	Time spent validating alerts	Time spent investigating real threats

Built for the AI-Powered SOC — Without Sacrificing Transparency

Security teams shouldn’t have to wait for AI to “figure things out.” They need AI that works with real evidence and rich context from day one.

Clear NDR is a strategic enabler for the AI-powered SOC, with native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — allowing AI systems to operate directly on trusted network intelligence.

What that enables in practice:

Natural-language threat hunting	Your data. Your models.	Autonomous agents where you want them.
Ask questions and get evidence-backed answers from rich network data	Run local LLMs without sending sensitive network data off-platform	Advanced AI agents can assist in triage and deliver structured investigation reports

See what our customers are saying about Stamus Networks

We selected the Stamus Networks solution based on our success at my previous employer. We found it to be an indispensable platform for understanding our security posture.

Head of Sector at a multi-national government institution

We use Clear NDR - Enterprise to monitor a multitude of custom applications to ensure they are operating securely.

Cyber Defense Engineering Manager at a major travel technology vendor

[Clear NDR] allowed us to reduce costs by simplifying IDS systems configuration and updates management, and by getting a single pane of glass on all IDS events with preconfigured dashboards and filters.

Lead of Information Security Team for a global engineering SaaS company

I have previously worked with six different IDS vendors, and only Stamus provides us with both the signature and anomaly-based data we need which previously required two separate traffic analyzers.

Lead Security Analyst at large DevOps vendor

Using the threat hunting capabilities of Clear NDR we have been able to uncover multiple instances of C2 communications and malware running within our infrastructure.

Head of Cyber Security and Governance at an international European Bank

The ability of Clear NDR - Enterprise to suppress the typically verbose stream of alerts enables us to quickly identify malicious activity from the tremendous noise associated with things like proxies on the network. By selecting the ‘relevant’ alerts, we are able to transition from millions of daily alerts to the 10 or 15 we actually need to review.

CTO at Bulgarian MSSP

After we started using Clear NDR, we were able to drop our MSSP and reduce our costs while strengthening our cyber security posture.

Director of Infrastructure Technology at U.S. public school system

Stamus Networks has provided us with the most effective solution within our security stack. Their dedication to supporting us has been unmatched by any other vendor. We are excited to continue expanding our deployment of Clear NDR - Enterprise.

Head of Cyber Security and Governance at an international European Bank

We are excited to install Clear NDR at a major manufacturing client because the context provided by the solution allows us to identify actual threats in less time than other tools we have used.

Sales Engineer at French MSSP

The detailed network definitions used in Clear NDR allows us to efficiently and intuitively hunt for improper encryption certificates and proxy services. It's incredibly useful.

Head of Cyber Security and Governance at an international European Bank

We managed to increase visibility of suspicious and malicious network activity which highly simplified incident investigation. But I think the biggest advantage we received is the support from Stamus Networks team which always was quick, constructive, and useful.

Lead of Information Security Team for a global software engineering firm

ABOUT STAMUS^® NETWORKS

Stamus Networks is the global leader in Suricata-based network security and the creator of the innovative Clear NDR^® system. Designed to close visibility gaps and reduce alert fatigue, Clear NDR transforms raw network traffic into actionable security insights with unmatched transparency, customization, and effectiveness. Trusted by leading financial institutions, government agencies, and battle-tested over 9 years in NATO’s largest cybersecurity exercises, Stamus Networks delivers proven, high-performance network detection and response solutions. Stamus empowers security teams – delivering clarity amidst complexity – with greater control, fewer false positives, faster response times, and a more responsive, open approach than legacy vendors.

Evaluating NDR Options?

What to look for when evaluating NDR solutions

High-confidence detections that reduce alert fatigue

Evidence-driven investigations with full network context

Clarifying visibility across your entire network infrastructure

Why many NDR solutions fall short in practice

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A different approach to Network Detection & Response

How Clear NDR Compares to Typical NDR Platforms

How Clear NDR Compares to Typical NDR Platforms

Built for the AI-Powered SOC — Without Sacrificing Transparency

What that enables in practice:

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See what our customers are saying about Stamus Networks

We selected the Stamus Networks solution based on our success at my previous employer. We found it to be an indispensable platform for understanding our security posture.

We use Clear NDR - Enterprise to monitor a multitude of custom applications to ensure they are operating securely.

[Clear NDR] allowed us to reduce costs by simplifying IDS systems configuration and updates management, and by getting a single pane of glass on all IDS events with preconfigured dashboards and filters.

I have previously worked with six different IDS vendors, and only Stamus provides us with both the signature and anomaly-based data we need which previously required two separate traffic analyzers.

Using the threat hunting capabilities of Clear NDR we have been able to uncover multiple instances of C2 communications and malware running within our infrastructure.

After we started using Clear NDR, we were able to drop our MSSP and reduce our costs while strengthening our cyber security posture.

Stamus Networks has provided us with the most effective solution within our security stack. Their dedication to supporting us has been unmatched by any other vendor. We are excited to continue expanding our deployment of Clear NDR - Enterprise.

We are excited to install Clear NDR at a major manufacturing client because the context provided by the solution allows us to identify actual threats in less time than other tools we have used.

The detailed network definitions used in Clear NDR allows us to efficiently and intuitively hunt for improper encryption certificates and proxy services. It's incredibly useful.

We managed to increase visibility of suspicious and malicious network activity which highly simplified incident investigation. But I think the biggest advantage we received is the support from Stamus Networks team which always was quick, constructive, and useful.

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