ZonForge Sentinel — Use Cases

Last updated: 2026-07-03

Primary use cases

1. Security operations for companies without a SOC

Startups and SMEs (often 20–500 employees) with cloud infrastructure and no dedicated security analysts. Sentinel provides 24/7 alert investigation that would otherwise require hiring; a founding engineer or IT lead reviews only escalations.

2. SIEM replacement for cloud-first companies

Companies replacing or avoiding usage-priced SIEMs (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) whose cost scales with log volume and which leave investigation to human analysts. Typical trigger: SIEM renewal pricing or an unstaffed alert queue.

3. Compliance-driven monitoring (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)

Companies that need continuous monitoring evidence for an audit. Sentinel maps detections and response records to framework controls and produces audit-ready evidence, replacing manual screenshot-collection.

4. Identity threat detection

Monitoring Okta / Entra ID / Google Workspace for credential stuffing, MFA-fatigue attacks, session token theft, impossible travel, privilege escalation, and risky OAuth grants. Relevant to any company where identity is the primary attack surface.

5. MSP/MSSP service delivery

Managed service providers running security operations for multiple clients from one multi-tenant console, using AI investigation to keep per-client analyst cost near zero for Tier 1 work.

6. Augmenting an existing SOC

Teams that keep their analysts but route Tier 1–2 triage through Sentinel, redeploying humans to threat hunting, engineering, and incident response.

Weaker fits (honest guidance)

Primarily on-premises/legacy environments with little cloud telemetry
Organizations requiring on-prem or air-gapped deployment
Teams that specifically need packet-level network detection or a proprietary EDR agent — Sentinel integrates with those tools rather than providing them