hCaptcha Managed Defense

Managed Defense for Bots, Fraud, and Abuse.

Real-time detection. Trained security experts. 24/7/365 SOC coverage. Bring hCaptcha expertise into your response to automated and human threats, with support for your security team or managed response from ours.

24/7/365 SOC coverageML and trained expertsAutomated and human threats

Expertise behind your protection

What is hCaptcha Managed Defense?

hCaptcha Managed Defense is expert-managed bot and fraud protection through hCaptcha Enterprise. It combines real-time threat detection with machine learning, trained experts, and 24/7/365 security operations center (SOC) coverage. Let hCaptcha experts manage the response to emerging threats, or work closely with your own SOC to alert, follow up, and equip them with tools to rapidly review and act.

For security and fraud teams, the starting point is the same: understand what is happening across your applications and decide how to respond. Managed Defense connects the platform’s detection capabilities with the expertise to help address changing attacks.

Managed protection

Security expertise, applied around the clock.

Continuous SOC coverage

Keep protection in view beyond business hours. hCaptcha Enterprise offers 24/7/365 SOC coverage by machine learning and trained experts, helping organizations respond to threats as attacker behavior changes.

Trained security expertise

Bring hCaptcha expertise into your security operations. Our experts work alongside the platform’s detection capabilities to support response to abuse, whether the activity comes from automated tools or human attackers.

Real-time detection

The Enterprise platform evaluates activity and surfaces risk signals in real time. Automated detection helps identify suspicious behavior across bots, accounts, and transactions; expert involvement adds operational support around that protection.

Managed response or SOC support

Choose the operational approach that fits your team. Let hCaptcha manage response, or strengthen your own SOC with detection and analysis tools. Discuss responsibilities and the appropriate service scope with our team.

How it works

From detection signals to response.

hCaptcha Enterprise supplies the detection foundation. Managed Defense brings trained experts and SOC coverage into the operational picture.

  1. Detect activity

    Collect risk signals through the hCaptcha capabilities deployed across your website, app, or backend.

  2. Analyze threats

    Use machine learning and investigation tools to understand suspicious behavior, supported by trained experts.

  3. Support response

    Apply protection through managed response or your own SOC, using the capabilities appropriate to your deployment.

The Enterprise detection platform

Protect the moments where abuse happens.

Managed bot protection and managed fraud protection start with the right detection capabilities. Explore the relevant hCaptcha products, then discuss which belong in your deployment.

Bot Detection

Identify malicious automation and distinguish bots and AI agents from legitimate users at entry points such as signup and login.

User Journeys

Connect behavior across sessions and devices to understand intent and investigate fraud patterns that individual events can miss.

Account Defense

Evaluate account activity and sensitive actions for takeover risk, including suspicious behavior after a legitimate login.

Fraud Protection

Assess transactions for payment fraud and abuse with privacy-preserving risk analysis across the purchase journey.

Built on hCaptcha Enterprise

Fit protection to your team and application.

The hCaptcha Enterprise platform supports websites, mobile apps, APIs, and server-side deployments. SDKs, plugins, and backend APIs provide integration options for the capabilities your organization needs.

Its privacy-preserving approach supports detection without requiring personally identifiable information. Customers can pre-blind account and transaction identifiers before sharing them with hCaptcha, retaining useful risk signals while limiting data exposure. Review the data requirements of your chosen capabilities as part of planning your integration.

hCaptcha Managed Defense

Bring our expertise into your defense.

Tell us what you need to protect and how your team responds today. We’ll help you explore hCaptcha Enterprise capabilities and the managed-response approach that fits your organization.

Talk to an Expert

Frequently asked questions

What is hCaptcha Managed Defense?

+
-

hCaptcha Managed Defense brings together hCaptcha Enterprise detection, trained security experts, and 24/7/365 SOC coverage to help organizations respond to bots, fraud, and abuse. Your team can work with hCaptcha on managed response or use hCaptcha tools to strengthen its own security operations.

What threats can Managed Defense help address?

+
-

The underlying hCaptcha Enterprise platform detects automated and human abuse, including malicious bots, credential stuffing, account takeovers, fake account creation, and payment fraud. The appropriate combination of detection capabilities depends on the applications, user journeys, and threats you need to protect. Discuss those requirements with our team when planning your deployment.

Does hCaptcha provide 24/7 SOC coverage?

+
-

Yes. hCaptcha Enterprise offers 24/7/365 SOC coverage through machine learning and trained experts, alongside real-time detection. This supports response to changing threats, whether human or automated. Talk to our team about the coverage and response arrangements appropriate for your organization.

Can Managed Defense support our existing SOC?

+
-

Yes. hCaptcha can manage response or help your own SOC use hCaptcha detection and analysis tools. Enterprise risk signals and investigation capabilities give security teams context for suspicious activity. Start with the responsibilities your team wants to retain and the areas where it needs additional support.

How does Managed Defense relate to hCaptcha Enterprise?

+
-

Managed Defense describes the expert-managed protection available through hCaptcha Enterprise. Enterprise provides the underlying bot and fraud detection platform; Managed Defense focuses on the people and operational support around that protection. Discuss your requirements with our team to establish the service scope and relevant product capabilities for your deployment.

Does the underlying platform require personal information?

+
-

hCaptcha Enterprise supports bot and fraud detection without requiring personally identifiable information. Customers can pre-blind account and transaction identifiers before sending them to hCaptcha, limiting data exposure while retaining signals for risk analysis. The integration and data requirements depend on the capabilities you use; our team can help you review them.

How do we get started with Managed Defense?

+
-

Talk to an hCaptcha expert through the existing Enterprise pilot process. Describe the applications you want to protect, the bot or fraud problems you face, and how your security team handles response today. Our team can discuss the appropriate capabilities, integration approach, and managed-response scope for your organization.