BlueVoyant acquires Managed Sentinel to create end-to-end services portfolio for Microsoft security technologies

By Pavithra R

New York-based BlueVoyant, an analytics-driven cybersecurity company, has announced that it has acquired Managed Sentinel, a global leader in deployment and management of Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM, Azure Sentinel and Microsoft’s XDR platform, Microsoft Defender.

With the increasing shift towards Extended Detection and Response (XDR) in accord of customers demand for more response capabilities beyond endpoint, and the drive to consolidate vendors & service providers, the acquisition of Managed Sentinel complements BlueVoyant’s managed detection and response (MDR) for Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.

By leveraging Microsoft Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender, BlueVoyant MDR will gain integrated visibility and response across endpoints, identities, e-mail, and cloud workloads.

“The Microsoft partner ecosystem has hundreds of organizations that can implement and transact Microsoft technologies, but very few have security expertise. Managed Sentinel possesses world-class expertise and is a leading Azure Sentinel deployment provider, having served clients all over the world. Combining Managed Sentinel’s Azure Sentinel deployment expertise with BlueVoyant’s MDR capabilities will help customers operationalize and maximize Microsoft security technologies to realize the true business value of adopting cybersecurity through a managed service model,” said Milan Patel, Global Head of Managed Security Services (MSS) at BlueVoyant. 

The acquisition enables BlueVoyant to strengthen its ability to serve global Microsoft customers better while enabling Managed Sentinel to leverage its threat intelligence and MDR capabilities. This is expected to allow both BlueVoyant and Managed Sentinel to deliver full-service offerings around Microsoft security technologies, from customized deployments to 24/7 Security Operations.

“We are very excited that Managed Sentinel’s Microsoft expertise and BlueVoyant’s industry-leading capabilities will continue to consolidate a position of excellence in the market,” said Jim Rosenthal, CEO of BlueVoyant.

“The acquisition of Managed Sentinel by BlueVoyant, combines our Azure Security expertise with BlueVoyant’s incredible proprietary threat intelligence and Managed Security Services, enabling customers to receive an enhanced solution which reduces operational and infrastructure costs,” said Marius Mocanu, CEO of Managed Sentinel. 

Founded in 2019 by Marius Mocanu and Adrian Grigorof, Managed Sentinel has expertise in deploying hybrid infrastructures and integrating on-premise, private and public cloud security controls.

Founded in 2017 by Fortune 500 executives and former Government cyber officials and headquartered in New York City, BlueVoyant is missioned to defend businesses around the world against agile and well-financed cyber attackers by providing unparalleled visibility, insight and responsiveness. It has offices in Maryland, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, London and Latin America.