Managed Security Services

The startup wants to automate and accelerate the steps of investigations and remediation, leaving human analysts to make the final decisions.

A practical checklist for MSSPs to spot where SOC inefficiency is building, from alert noise and weak automation discipline to unclear service scope, tool friction, and feedback loops that fail to drive improvement.

MSSP news shows a market moving to a new rhythm, where buyers are looking for faster response, cleaner automation, and measurable containment instead of more tools.

The shift from reactive to preemptive security does not eliminate the need for detection. It still has a role, but it cannot serve as the foundation of a security strategy.

Mapping the relationships of clients, devices, and inboxes is foundational to what MSSPs and MSPs do. Cork is automating it.

The agents are the foundation of ConnectWise's new Modern Threat Protection model, which promises a 15-minute SLA for MDR and SIEM.

The next layer of MSSP value is not simply “more AI” - It is controlled AI: securing non-human identities, governing AI agents, and building services around automation without losing oversight.

Why misaligned priorities slow decisions, and how security leaders can reset the conversation around risk, budgets, and accountability