The Infostealer Index · Head-to-head
HHold Securityor
SSearchlight Cyber?
Where Hold Security and Searchlight Cyber differ on infostealer intelligence, biggest gap first.
H Hold Security, led by Alex Holden in Milwaukee, is known for recovering large troves of botnet-stolen credentials. It runs a managed service that alerts companies when their own, their customers' or their suppliers' credentials turn up in non-public criminal sources.
S Searchlight Cyber, from Portsmouth, sells DarkIQ for dark web monitoring and Cerberus for investigations, and acquired Assetnote in 2025. DarkIQ alerts on credentials found in stealer logs across dark web and Telegram sources.
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Quick take
Searchlight Cyber leads by a clear margin, 44.9 to 36.4 overall. The biggest single difference is machine context, where Searchlight Cyber scores 5 against 2. Of the nine criteria, Hold Security is ahead on 1, Searchlight Cyber on 4, and 4 are level.
Where they differ
Criteria with more than half a point between them, largest gap first.
Machine-Level Infection Context
SSearchlight Cyber +3
HHold Security 2
SSearchlight Cyber 5
Infostealer Research & Attribution
SSearchlight Cyber +3
HHold Security 5
SSearchlight Cyber 8
API & Integrations
SSearchlight Cyber +3
HHold Security 2
SSearchlight Cyber 5
Infostealer Specialization
HHold Security +2
HHold Security 6
SSearchlight Cyber 4
Collection Freshness
SSearchlight Cyber +1
HHold Security 6
SSearchlight Cyber 7
Where they are level
Within half a point of each other.
Capabilities
4 of 8 capabilities differ.
| Capability | HHold Security | SSearchlight Cyber |
|---|---|---|
| Machine-level infection data | No | Partial |
| Third-party / supply-chain exposure | Partial | No |
| API access | No | Partial |
| Public infostealer research | Partial | Yes |
Same on both: Session cookies & tokens (no), Employee vs. customer split (partial), Free tier / free API (no), Self-serve signup (no).
Side by side
| Detail | HHold Security | SSearchlight Cyber |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Organisations that prefer a managed credential-recovery service | Investigation teams that need dark web monitoring |
| Pricing | Pricing not published | Pricing on request |
| Headquarters | Milwaukee, USA | Portsmouth, UK |
| Founded | Not disclosed | 2017 |
| Ownership | Independent | Independent |
| Website | holdsecurity.com | slcyber.io |
Questions & answers
Which scores higher, Hold Security or Searchlight Cyber?
Searchlight Cyber, with 44.9/100 against 36.4/100 (ranks #24 and #32).
Where do Hold Security and Searchlight Cyber differ most?
On machine-level infection context: Hold Security scores 2 and Searchlight Cyber scores 5.
Who is each one a good fit for?
Hold Security suits organisations that prefer a managed credential-recovery service. Searchlight Cyber suits investigation teams that need dark web monitoring.
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Scores are Hudson Rock's editorial opinion of each vendor's infostealer intelligence, based on public information (websites, documentation and published research) as of October 12, 2026. Only infostealer-related capabilities are assessed, not a vendor's overall quality or other products. Field averages, peer matches and comparisons are calculated from those scores.
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