NewCore vs Silverfort for ITDR
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
NewCore does not publish a detection catalogue. It is an identity provider with protection built into sign-in, not a monitoring product for other directories.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Names brute force, password spraying, credential stuffing, Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Kerberoasting and DCSync.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Higher score: Silverfort
Phishing-resistant sign-in with passkeys and Visual MFA, and unconfigured access defaults to a high-strength baseline.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Blocks, challenges with MFA or ends the session inline, before authentication completes.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Higher score: Silverfort
Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire)
Flags suspicious Kerberos tickets; forged federation tokens are not addressed on the page reviewed.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Higher score: NewCore
Can end a session, agent or human path without disabling the account. No wider response or recovery tooling is published.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Session termination and MFA challenge as responses; recovery is not part of the product.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Higher score: Silverfort
Scores each authenticator 1 to 10 against NIST levels; the discovery graph shows access paths.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore: Identity Discovery
Higher score: Silverfort
Launched June 2026; no pricing or named customers published.
Higher score: Silverfort
Weighted total
NewCore 5.9 / 10 · Silverfort 7.6 / 10
Higher score: Silverfort
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- token and session attacks (9 vs 6)
Silverfort scores higher on
- detection breadth (3 vs 9)
- stopping attacks at sign-in (8 vs 9)
- response and recovery (5 vs 7)
- posture and attack paths (6 vs 7)
- maturity and buying clarity (4 vs 6)
Pricing, side by side
Which should you choose?
Choose NewCore if token and session attacks and stopping attacks at sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Choose Silverfort if detection breadth and stopping attacks at sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Names brute force, password spraying, credential stuffing, Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Kerberoasting and DCSync.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, NewCore or Silverfort?
On our weights for ITDR, Silverfort scores 7.6 / 10 and NewCore 5.9 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the ITDR page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Silverfort?
On token and session attacks.
Where does Silverfort score higher than NewCore?
On detection breadth; stopping attacks at sign-in; response and recovery; posture and attack paths; and maturity and buying clarity.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- NewCore launch release (PR Newswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newcore-emerges-from-stealth-with-66m-to-rebuild-workforce-identity-for-the-agentic-era-302799643.html
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- NewCore: Identity Discovery: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-discovery
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- Silverfort: ITDR: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/identity-threat-detection-and-response/
- Silverfort platform: https://www.silverfort.com/