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Darktrace (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Darktrace

Security platform that learns the normal behaviour of your network, email, cloud, OT and identities and detects deviations. Cyber AI Analyst investigates alerts autonomously, including those from third-party tools, and summarises the findings in reports.

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Spot9of 13 professional tools on GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: whether the data is held in the EU (2 points), whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee (1) and whether the provider is based in the NL or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure in cybersecurity
GDPR: Limited
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  • Publishes certification/GDPR safeguards

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Priceon request
Free trialNone foundNot found on the provider's site when checked on 6 November 2026
Based inCambridge, United KingdomOutside the EU
ModelNot publicthe language model is not public; according to Darktrace, Cyber AI Analyst uses its own machine learning models (DEMIST-2, DIGEST). Hosting via AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, including in the Netherlands and Ireland (EU), but also in the US and the UK; the customer's location determines the region. ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 and Cyber Essentials. Not public whether customer data is used for training. Provider based outside the EU (UK).

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What it does

Behavioural detection across network, cloud, OT and email
Cyber AI Analyst: independent investigation of alerts
Investigation of alerts from third-party tools
Custom investigation workflows based on your playbooks
Autonomous incident response
Summaries in natural language
Remediation advice per incident
Securing AI systems and agents (SECURE AI)

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Underlying model

the language model is not public; according to Darktrace, Cyber AI Analyst uses its own machine learning models (DEMIST-2, DIGEST). Hosting via AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, including in the Netherlands and Ireland (EU), but also in the US and the UK; the customer's location determines the region. ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 and Cyber Essentials. Not public whether customer data is used for training. Provider based outside the EU (UK). Many tools build on a large model from, for example, OpenAI or Anthropic. If in doubt, ask for the data processing agreement: it states where your data goes.

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Questions about Darktrace

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Which AI model does Darktrace use?
The maker of Darktrace does not make public which AI model sits underneath. Language model: according to Darktrace, Cyber AI Analyst uses its own machine learning models (DEMIST-2, DIGEST). Hosting via AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, including in the Netherlands and Ireland (EU), but also in the US and the UK; the customer's location determines the region. ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 and Cyber Essentials. Not public whether customer data is used for training. Provider based outside the EU (UK).
How much does Darktrace cost?
on request. Check the current price on the provider's website; rates change often.
Who is Darktrace for?
Darktrace is aimed at cybersecurity. It fits work such as detection and triage: assessing, bundling and summarising alerts from endpoints, network, cloud and email; investigation and response: finding out what happened in incidents, building queries and proposing or carrying out countermeasures; attack surface and pentesting: mapping reachable systems and testing vulnerabilities with AI agents.
What should I watch out for with AI in cybersecurity?
A security tool sees everything: log files, emails, usernames and network traffic. That is personal data, so you need a data processing agreement and must know where the data is stored. Also ask whether the AI assistant is trained on your data. WithSecure (Finland) says it processes data for Luminen in AWS in Europe and does not train foundation models on customer data. Sekoia stores data in Germany or elsewhere in the EU/EEA and is ISO 27001 certified. SoSafe (France) can run self-hosted. With Microsoft Security Copilot you choose the geo of your workspace, but sharing data with Microsoft is on by default. For Charlotte AI, ESET LiveAI and Mindgard the hosting location is not public. Never let an agent act on production systems without analyst approval, and record who makes the 24-hour report under the Cybersecurity Act when an incident occurs.
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