Pondurance,
a leader in managed detection and response security services, today
announced the launch of a referral partner program that enables managed
IT service providers (MSPs) to augment their offerings with managed
security services to help protect their customers against cyberattacks.
Pondurance security analysts act as extended team members of partnering
MSPs, collaboratively supporting their customers with a hands-on
approach to proactively hunt, identify, and remediate any cybersecurity
threats and vulnerabilities. Partners can also extend their offerings
with Pondurance’s consulting services, which address compliance,
information security, and business continuity.
“Cybersecurity is an attractive market for managed IT service providers,
but building out a security services offering can be time-consuming and
costly,” said Mike Childs, sales operations manager, Pondurance. “They
also find that securing the resources and expertise to evaluate and
investigate the thousands of security alerts generated by security tools
is a huge challenge because of the growing cybersecurity talent
shortage. Our partner program enables MSPs to quickly and easily deliver
cybersecurity protection for their customers.”
The program is launching with the initial objective of 10 partners
representing major U.S. regions. Current partner firms include
Advanticom, Virtusa, and KSM Consulting. Partners are selected based on
a number of criteria including annual revenue, client type and size, and
workplace culture.
“To be successful in the managed IT services industry, you must be able
to offer comprehensive and capable security services,” said Brian
Conboy, president of Advanticom,
one of the charter members of the referral partner program. “As MSPs, we
want to believe we can do it all, but that is far from the truth
regarding security. It takes years to develop the capacity to even
evaluate security expertise, and then more time and resources to
operationalize that expertise. Running a mature operation means knowing
what you can do and what you should partner for. We investigated
internal development, and identified that the risks were too great, the
impacts too big, and the costs too high to do it right. During our three
years of collaboration with Pondurance, we were able to scale our
business with minimal risk, get more clients, increase our profits, and
learn so much along the way. We are certain they are the partner we want
to work with for years to come. Pondurance is the full package of
security, mature operations, and mutual benefit in a box, and is
dedicated to providing around-the-clock cybersecurity services to keep
businesses running smoothly and safely.”
Pondurance’s MDR and consulting services include:
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Threat
Hunting and Response: Pondurance provides customers
with technology and skilled responders to defend their systems and to
help protect their information assets. -
Compliance:
Pondurance maintains, establishes, and creates personalized
information security programs that align with compliance regulations. -
Information
Security: With extensive background in assessments,
penetration testing, and auditing, Pondurance helps organizations
improve their security stance over time by locating vulnerabilities
and configuration weaknesses that may pose a risk to information
assets. -
Business
Continuity: Pondurance reviews threats, risks, and
business impacts in order to foster disaster avoidance solutions. -
Partner Resource Portal: Partners have access to marketing
collateral, pricing tools, secure communication, training, and other
key resources to enable success.
For more information on becoming a member of the referral partner
program, visit www.pondurance.com/partners.
About Pondurance
Pondurance is a leader in managed detection and response security
services. We work with companies around the world to strengthen their
information security operations with everything from state-of-the-art,
24×7 network monitoring to risk assessments and proactive threat hunting
to quickly find and remediate security issues hiding inside of
companies. We have helped more than 200 companies in North America and
Europe reduce their risk exposure and improve their security postures.
For more information, visit www.pondurance.com.
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