Binary Defense Reviews

2.7

30% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

Dennis Hon

Not enough data to show CEO approval

33% positive business outlook

Binary Defense has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Binary Defense employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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36 reviews
2.0
6 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

they give you a challenge coin

Cons

My manager was so rude to me in my first two weeks that I experienced a panic attack. Well, I had recently completed the mandatory HR training that said to report harassment issues with HR. So I scheduled a meeting with HR to raise my concerns about harassment. HR fired me.

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Binary Defense Response
3y
I sincerely wish our employment relationship could have been successful and worked toward the company goals together. We have all new hires complete training on various topics, such as anti-harassment, as part of their onboarding to cultivate the culture we want as an employer. We also re-take these trainings annually as a company to reiterate the importance. Once the manager brought to my attention your differences on work priorities and work ethic, I immediately reached out to you to communicate, gather facts, and help reconcile. This is unfortunate to see you have a strong difference of opinion of what occurred during your second week with the company. I wish you the best and success in your next role.
2.0
8 Feb 2023

Bad ending

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO Great teammates Work from home

Cons

A couple days after the beginning of the year upper management let 19 SOC Analysts go. A corporate management team came in a few months ago and things went downhill since then. When the layoffs happened there was little care from upper management during the meetings and it’s something I will never forget. Very upseting.

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Binary Defense Response
3y
Thank you for taking time to write a review. This was a very difficult business decision to make, centered around skill set diversification and creating efficiencies in the SOC. I am truly sorry if your conversation did not have the care and respect it deserved as we worked through these. This is feedback I’ll share with management. I hope your interactions and contact with me afterwards was treated with the care and respect level you deserve and wanted. Please reach out to me at christie.henderson@binarydefense.com if you need anything further to help make your transition easier or you’d like to provide more feedback. We can and will always strive to be better. Thank you.
1.0
14 Feb 2022

Prepare for burnout in the SOC

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent experience to put on your resume.

Cons

Long hours, atypical schedule and volatile workloads lead to burnout. Little to no opportunity for growth if you're stuck in the SOC. Management & ownership consists of multi-millionaires (hi DK) yet pay is somehow substandard for the industry. No job security.

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Binary Defense Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback as we’re always looking to improve the employee experience. In mid-2021 we announced we would be starting our 401k match program in January 2022, and we did start our 401k match as of January 1, which is fully vested every payroll. It’s a great benefit we’re very proud to offer! Related to the atypical schedule, we have surveyed the SOC several times (anonymously and named) in the last 1-2 years and the majority remains to keep the 4 days on, 4 days off shift. Feedback related to this schedule was that 4 days off in a row actually felt like a ‘break’ to recharge and also helped with family/child care situations. We will continue to evaluate here as the dynamics of the team change over time. Our SOC Leadership team has also defined our levels of Analysts, and we’re working to expand career development paths across other groups in the organization and promote open roles in the organization more regularly. Our VP of Threat Hunting and Counterintelligence is currently providing malware reverse engineering training to a group of SOC Analysts with a shift friendly schedule. As we continue to build out career paths in the organization overall, more opportunities like this will be made available. Again, thank you for your feedback to help make BD a great place to work!
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